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Medicare DRG 312. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$44,249
Avg total payment
$8,466
Avg Medicare pays
$6,606
Hospitals reporting
1,482
The "charge" is the hospital's list price — almost nobody pays it. "Total payment" is what the hospital actually received (Medicare plus patient copays and other payers). These figures cover Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only.
| State | Hospitals | Avg charge | Avg Medicare payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | $91,047 | $7,246 |
| Nevada | 13 | $81,430 | $6,992 |
| California | 128 | $73,187 | $8,853 |
| New Jersey | 50 | $72,176 | $7,234 |
| Colorado | 15 | $68,737 | $6,331 |
| Florida | 128 | $59,587 | $6,037 |
| Texas | 103 | $56,166 | $6,475 |
| Arizona | 29 | $55,042 | $6,010 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $54,105 | $7,958 |
| Kansas | 11 | $53,230 | $5,366 |
| New York | 83 | $48,275 | $8,826 |
| Pennsylvania | 77 | $42,715 | $5,879 |
| Georgia | 49 | $41,398 | $6,621 |
| Tennessee | 31 | $41,065 | $5,357 |
| Washington | 27 | $40,948 | $6,456 |
| New Mexico | 7 | $40,791 | $6,164 |
| Connecticut | 19 | $38,563 | $7,383 |
| Missouri | 34 | $38,420 | $5,781 |
| Alabama | 29 | $37,432 | $5,185 |
| Vermont | 2 | $37,232 | $4,017 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $37,204 | $5,599 |
| Illinois | 70 | $36,525 | $6,814 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $36,395 | $9,874 |
| South Carolina | 31 | $36,318 | $5,781 |
| Idaho | 5 | $35,938 | $6,030 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | $35,931 | $5,917 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $35,317 | $6,194 |
| Virginia | 39 | $34,906 | $5,613 |
| Kentucky | 20 | $33,273 | $5,135 |
| Indiana | 37 | $32,403 | $5,716 |
| Louisiana | 18 | $31,900 | $5,189 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | $31,356 | $5,527 |
| Utah | 5 | $30,763 | $6,318 |
| Maine | 3 | $30,602 | $5,854 |
| North Carolina | 42 | $30,517 | $6,135 |
| Oregon | 11 | $30,472 | $7,276 |
| Ohio | 70 | $30,307 | $5,489 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $29,260 | $6,031 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $29,080 | $7,334 |
| Arkansas | 15 | $29,072 | $5,280 |
| Delaware | 5 | $28,638 | $6,303 |
| Mississippi | 15 | $28,183 | $5,263 |
| Minnesota | 17 | $27,605 | $6,134 |
| Iowa | 16 | $26,914 | $5,207 |
| Michigan | 42 | $26,428 | $5,906 |
| West Virginia | 13 | $26,332 | $4,961 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $26,015 | $5,487 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $25,414 | $6,523 |
| Montana | 4 | $22,597 | $5,513 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | $21,967 | $7,109 |
| Maryland | 35 | $13,738 | $11,060 |
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. A DRG (Diagnosis Related Group) is how Medicare classifies an inpatient stay for payment; the description is Medicare's, not a diagnosis for any individual.