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Medicare DRG 326. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$254,817
Avg total payment
$55,346
Avg Medicare pays
$45,313
Hospitals reporting
207
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | $506,573 | $41,205 |
| California | 15 | $470,620 | $64,965 |
| Colorado | 2 | $416,303 | $50,069 |
| Alaska | 1 | $386,163 | $58,690 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $322,609 | $42,294 |
| New York | 13 | $304,395 | $56,158 |
| Texas | 18 | $297,846 | $39,138 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $296,813 | $44,129 |
| New Jersey | 6 | $294,991 | $48,569 |
| Kansas | 3 | $282,123 | $36,477 |
| Florida | 12 | $277,442 | $42,088 |
| Washington | 4 | $268,019 | $53,273 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $258,966 | $46,057 |
| Georgia | 8 | $252,691 | $43,292 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $249,999 | $46,548 |
| Idaho | 2 | $242,451 | $50,217 |
| Virginia | 7 | $242,176 | $42,177 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $234,544 | $34,763 |
| Illinois | 8 | $234,201 | $44,397 |
| Iowa | 2 | $230,816 | $39,284 |
| Ohio | 6 | $230,025 | $41,030 |
| Arizona | 3 | $227,660 | $42,850 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $226,895 | $37,218 |
| Michigan | 4 | $224,299 | $37,893 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $222,481 | $66,430 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $213,718 | $39,030 |
| Maine | 1 | $208,966 | $44,551 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $199,826 | $39,497 |
| South Carolina | 4 | $199,082 | $40,494 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $191,335 | $48,547 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $188,361 | $37,583 |
| Indiana | 4 | $185,697 | $38,144 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $184,634 | $49,199 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $183,386 | $32,502 |
| Missouri | 2 | $171,361 | $48,407 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $168,621 | $42,227 |
| Utah | 2 | $168,549 | $46,854 |
| Oregon | 3 | $163,012 | $50,099 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | $159,642 | $53,088 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $159,448 | $39,827 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $145,087 | $37,771 |
| Arkansas | 6 | $126,183 | $31,843 |
| Delaware | 1 | $109,957 | $43,641 |
| Nevada | 1 | $108,953 | $37,336 |
| Vermont | 1 | $107,194 | $19,807 |
| Montana | 1 | $83,403 | $38,082 |
| Maryland | 4 | $78,531 | $67,773 |
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.