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Medicare DRG 481. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$98,374
Avg total payment
$18,255
Avg Medicare pays
$15,726
Hospitals reporting
1,695
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 14 | $164,448 | $16,567 |
| Florida | 122 | $148,953 | $14,030 |
| California | 148 | $147,683 | $20,648 |
| Alaska | 6 | $138,248 | $24,403 |
| Texas | 120 | $131,733 | $15,096 |
| Colorado | 23 | $129,763 | $14,902 |
| New Jersey | 46 | $119,138 | $17,087 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $117,998 | $18,355 |
| New Mexico | 9 | $114,644 | $16,384 |
| Arizona | 35 | $114,071 | $15,841 |
| Georgia | 52 | $101,881 | $14,580 |
| Pennsylvania | 69 | $96,936 | $14,390 |
| Washington | 39 | $95,585 | $15,977 |
| Tennessee | 41 | $94,000 | $13,096 |
| South Carolina | 33 | $93,758 | $13,508 |
| New York | 86 | $93,643 | $19,619 |
| Illinois | 64 | $92,235 | $14,775 |
| Virginia | 44 | $91,333 | $13,715 |
| Louisiana | 27 | $90,130 | $13,300 |
| Alabama | 32 | $90,038 | $12,449 |
| Idaho | 10 | $89,203 | $14,989 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $85,066 | $15,422 |
| Indiana | 42 | $84,095 | $13,992 |
| Kentucky | 27 | $83,758 | $13,270 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | $83,624 | $13,495 |
| Missouri | 40 | $83,058 | $14,009 |
| Kansas | 20 | $78,762 | $14,466 |
| Ohio | 66 | $77,885 | $13,631 |
| Mississippi | 22 | $75,812 | $12,880 |
| North Carolina | 52 | $75,493 | $14,334 |
| Utah | 10 | $74,348 | $14,173 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $73,373 | $21,056 |
| Oregon | 17 | $73,223 | $18,217 |
| Connecticut | 20 | $72,438 | $18,596 |
| Nebraska | 17 | $71,662 | $14,644 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | $71,337 | $14,358 |
| West Virginia | 14 | $67,970 | $12,826 |
| Michigan | 49 | $67,320 | $15,018 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $65,959 | $15,263 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $64,321 | $20,788 |
| Minnesota | 24 | $64,287 | $15,635 |
| Maine | 10 | $62,474 | $15,834 |
| Arkansas | 23 | $61,886 | $12,789 |
| Delaware | 5 | $61,702 | $16,089 |
| Iowa | 22 | $59,819 | $13,276 |
| Montana | 8 | $56,466 | $14,684 |
| Vermont | 5 | $54,399 | $10,841 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $53,888 | $13,789 |
| Massachusetts | 42 | $51,344 | $17,462 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | $50,988 | $15,675 |
| Maryland | 34 | $32,199 | $27,426 |
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.