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Medicare DRG 519. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$99,461
Avg total payment
$19,666
Avg Medicare pays
$15,493
Hospitals reporting
196
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 | 3 | $204,696 | $16,607 |
| Colorado | 3 | $177,600 | $14,792 |
| California | 18 | $164,844 | $20,513 |
| Arizona | 4 | $147,858 | $14,095 |
| Alaska | 1 | $129,475 | $15,332 |
| Florida | 15 | $127,846 | $12,993 |
| Georgia | 6 | $125,031 | $16,731 |
| Texas | 14 | $115,218 | $13,042 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $114,349 | $15,490 |
| New York | 10 | $109,166 | $19,365 |
| Iowa | 1 | $106,807 | $16,957 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $105,946 | $12,184 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $101,843 | $14,726 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $96,393 | $12,132 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $92,800 | $17,555 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $92,095 | $16,337 |
| Idaho | 2 | $91,888 | $13,607 |
| Alabama | 2 | $89,291 | $11,744 |
| Washington | 5 | $89,004 | $14,776 |
| Illinois | 10 | $87,815 | $14,435 |
| Ohio | 9 | $87,676 | $13,888 |
| North Carolina | 5 | $84,067 | $15,512 |
| Kansas | 3 | $80,614 | $11,668 |
| Virginia | 5 | $78,583 | $15,450 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $74,206 | $13,937 |
| Missouri | 3 | $73,048 | $14,745 |
| Michigan | 5 | $72,130 | $14,650 |
| Tennessee | 6 | $70,528 | $12,771 |
| Vermont | 1 | $69,500 | $8,507 |
| Oregon | 2 | $63,975 | $16,088 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $63,043 | $12,532 |
| Indiana | 2 | $58,875 | $11,778 |
| Minnesota | 6 | $58,516 | $14,215 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $57,254 | $13,892 |
| Montana | 1 | $56,391 | $14,058 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $52,887 | $13,098 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $52,305 | $12,946 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | $52,083 | $17,536 |
| Maine | 1 | $51,724 | $15,178 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $47,875 | $17,107 |
| Utah | 2 | $46,978 | $15,807 |
| Delaware | 1 | $46,063 | $14,874 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $43,427 | $10,100 |
| Maryland | 5 | $31,842 | $26,265 |
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.