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Medicare DRG 552. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$47,222
Avg total payment
$9,343
Avg Medicare pays
$7,171
Hospitals reporting
1,281
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 | 13 | $84,498 | $7,384 |
| Alaska | 2 | $84,285 | $7,600 |
| California | 124 | $77,522 | $9,323 |
| New Jersey | 48 | $72,885 | $7,598 |
| Colorado | 20 | $69,972 | $6,287 |
| Florida | 116 | $64,673 | $6,451 |
| Texas | 83 | $60,696 | $7,615 |
| New York | 72 | $52,739 | $9,466 |
| Arizona | 22 | $51,178 | $6,704 |
| Kansas | 12 | $50,981 | $5,751 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $50,659 | $8,282 |
| Vermont | 1 | $44,168 | $4,560 |
| Georgia | 34 | $43,581 | $7,234 |
| Pennsylvania | 75 | $43,220 | $6,145 |
| Tennessee | 26 | $42,494 | $6,292 |
| South Carolina | 24 | $41,166 | $6,156 |
| Alabama | 19 | $41,029 | $5,795 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | $40,554 | $6,553 |
| Washington | 23 | $39,970 | $6,969 |
| Illinois | 62 | $39,556 | $7,410 |
| Connecticut | 15 | $39,542 | $7,986 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $38,810 | $6,306 |
| Missouri | 29 | $37,835 | $6,074 |
| Idaho | 4 | $36,833 | $6,766 |
| Virginia | 31 | $36,025 | $6,066 |
| Utah | 8 | $35,918 | $6,642 |
| Louisiana | 13 | $35,769 | $5,676 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | $34,813 | $6,055 |
| Oregon | 10 | $34,063 | $7,926 |
| North Carolina | 28 | $33,517 | $6,592 |
| Indiana | 28 | $33,408 | $6,220 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $32,830 | $8,224 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $32,513 | $5,811 |
| Maine | 3 | $32,434 | $6,072 |
| Delaware | 3 | $32,333 | $6,121 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $31,944 | $5,660 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $31,880 | $9,308 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $31,263 | $6,641 |
| Michigan | 42 | $30,506 | $6,416 |
| Minnesota | 19 | $30,033 | $6,351 |
| Nebraska | 10 | $30,003 | $6,367 |
| Ohio | 57 | $29,813 | $5,918 |
| New Mexico | 5 | $28,274 | $6,626 |
| West Virginia | 11 | $28,039 | $5,480 |
| Arkansas | 15 | $27,283 | $5,531 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $27,153 | $7,223 |
| Iowa | 15 | $26,250 | $5,624 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $25,569 | $6,104 |
| Massachusetts | 38 | $22,863 | $7,627 |
| Montana | 7 | $21,337 | $6,190 |
| Maryland | 30 | $15,312 | $12,128 |
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.