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Medicare DRG 460. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$168,077
Avg total payment
$33,364
Avg Medicare pays
$27,349
Hospitals reporting
653
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 | $269,788 | $37,146 |
| Colorado | 9 | $251,883 | $25,979 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $243,787 | $33,315 |
| Indiana | 18 | $239,443 | $28,013 |
| Nevada | 4 | $236,405 | $26,251 |
| California | 43 | $234,092 | $36,535 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $226,985 | $28,795 |
| Florida | 48 | $225,885 | $24,998 |
| Arizona | 16 | $225,534 | $26,826 |
| Texas | 46 | $216,971 | $24,139 |
| Virginia | 22 | $200,764 | $25,719 |
| New Jersey | 19 | $189,579 | $29,486 |
| Georgia | 20 | $178,151 | $25,218 |
| South Carolina | 17 | $172,972 | $24,644 |
| Alabama | 11 | $165,078 | $21,564 |
| Washington | 9 | $163,336 | $28,160 |
| New York | 29 | $161,485 | $32,115 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $159,948 | $23,886 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $159,782 | $28,124 |
| Illinois | 23 | $151,425 | $25,107 |
| North Carolina | 21 | $151,073 | $24,900 |
| Louisiana | 11 | $151,066 | $24,560 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $146,988 | $28,176 |
| Tennessee | 14 | $146,575 | $21,980 |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | $144,400 | $26,411 |
| Missouri | 18 | $141,819 | $24,125 |
| Kansas | 12 | $139,990 | $23,314 |
| South Dakota | 6 | $138,918 | $26,517 |
| West Virginia | 4 | $137,622 | $23,090 |
| Idaho | 6 | $136,836 | $26,587 |
| Oregon | 4 | $136,163 | $32,129 |
| Ohio | 29 | $129,466 | $23,592 |
| Nebraska | 6 | $128,008 | $24,078 |
| Connecticut | 7 | $126,951 | $34,369 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $126,414 | $20,902 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | $121,756 | $25,318 |
| Iowa | 8 | $117,541 | $23,807 |
| Arkansas | 8 | $116,538 | $23,065 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $115,982 | $23,345 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $113,804 | $30,669 |
| Utah | 6 | $113,194 | $25,835 |
| Michigan | 18 | $110,624 | $25,117 |
| Delaware | 1 | $108,129 | $28,837 |
| Vermont | 1 | $107,010 | $15,507 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $102,269 | $26,445 |
| Montana | 4 | $100,782 | $24,373 |
| Maine | 1 | $95,039 | $24,788 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | $82,264 | $31,975 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $78,261 | $28,441 |
| Maryland | 19 | $58,799 | $49,263 |
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.