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Medicare DRG 472. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$138,894
Avg total payment
$27,297
Avg Medicare pays
$22,062
Hospitals reporting
487
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 36 | $215,450 | $29,766 |
| Alaska | 2 | $198,183 | $22,477 |
| Colorado | 12 | $194,621 | $20,729 |
| Arizona | 13 | $188,805 | $22,411 |
| Florida | 39 | $182,138 | $20,224 |
| Nevada | 2 | $180,322 | $26,580 |
| Indiana | 9 | $171,878 | $20,651 |
| Texas | 42 | $163,654 | $18,751 |
| Virginia | 16 | $160,708 | $20,192 |
| New Jersey | 12 | $159,830 | $23,979 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $156,845 | $20,444 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $155,896 | $26,358 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $149,082 | $19,710 |
| South Carolina | 17 | $148,480 | $19,055 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $140,859 | $20,108 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $139,879 | $18,596 |
| Kansas | 6 | $136,040 | $18,418 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | $135,539 | $22,385 |
| New York | 24 | $135,167 | $26,812 |
| Alabama | 9 | $132,003 | $16,320 |
| Illinois | 18 | $129,585 | $21,276 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $128,738 | $18,142 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $126,063 | $18,964 |
| Washington | 9 | $124,036 | $22,787 |
| Georgia | 13 | $119,617 | $19,939 |
| Oregon | 6 | $112,729 | $24,607 |
| Ohio | 23 | $111,322 | $19,143 |
| Iowa | 4 | $109,287 | $18,976 |
| Tennessee | 14 | $107,456 | $18,298 |
| Vermont | 1 | $106,998 | $13,033 |
| Idaho | 5 | $106,014 | $19,561 |
| North Carolina | 13 | $103,876 | $20,397 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $103,335 | $19,137 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $95,729 | $21,819 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $93,943 | $22,635 |
| Missouri | 12 | $93,172 | $19,530 |
| Michigan | 15 | $92,724 | $21,504 |
| Maine | 2 | $90,355 | $20,180 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $89,495 | $24,462 |
| Minnesota | 8 | $88,515 | $21,278 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $87,808 | $18,565 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | $78,880 | $27,263 |
| Delaware | 1 | $75,388 | $22,187 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $72,156 | $29,654 |
| Arkansas | 6 | $71,787 | $18,546 |
| Utah | 5 | $70,435 | $19,990 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $64,157 | $26,094 |
| Montana | 2 | $60,428 | $21,360 |
| Maryland | 12 | $50,432 | $42,219 |
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.