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Medicare DRG 473. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$113,670
Avg total payment
$21,245
Avg Medicare pays
$17,047
Hospitals reporting
124
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 3 | $253,436 | $17,806 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $251,929 | $11,105 |
| California | 8 | $192,626 | $24,715 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $174,712 | $15,813 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $165,618 | $19,613 |
| Alaska | 1 | $139,819 | $17,121 |
| New York | 5 | $138,595 | $22,154 |
| Florida | 11 | $138,460 | $17,417 |
| Alabama | 6 | $131,199 | $13,899 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $130,661 | $14,585 |
| Texas | 14 | $124,965 | $14,478 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $114,377 | $13,128 |
| Arizona | 6 | $113,747 | $17,686 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $113,355 | $16,569 |
| Georgia | 6 | $112,640 | $16,257 |
| Colorado | 1 | $109,794 | $16,343 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $106,185 | $14,222 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $97,663 | $18,349 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $95,358 | $23,116 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $92,928 | $12,875 |
| Illinois | 3 | $92,693 | $15,069 |
| Washington | 1 | $90,560 | $17,620 |
| Idaho | 2 | $89,885 | $14,016 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $88,332 | $14,598 |
| Oregon | 1 | $88,212 | $18,536 |
| North Carolina | 2 | $85,072 | $19,234 |
| Ohio | 3 | $82,530 | $14,787 |
| Missouri | 2 | $77,758 | $15,160 |
| Virginia | 2 | $76,917 | $20,347 |
| Delaware | 1 | $75,978 | $18,051 |
| Nevada | 1 | $75,442 | $18,950 |
| Michigan | 6 | $66,920 | $16,008 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $60,346 | $15,623 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $53,786 | $17,679 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $51,952 | $14,128 |
| Kansas | 1 | $50,029 | $13,647 |
| Montana | 2 | $46,827 | $17,475 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $37,691 | $23,621 |
| Maryland | 2 | $35,546 | $29,233 |
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.