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Medicare DRG 560. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.

Avg hospital charge
$56,514
Avg total payment
$15,973
Avg Medicare pays
$13,750
Hospitals reporting
36

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.

StateHospitalsAvg chargeAvg Medicare payment
California3$125,631$13,212
Texas1$112,484$5,069
New York4$91,726$11,234
New Jersey1$88,453$7,668
Pennsylvania1$74,164$8,487
Florida7$51,187$7,070
Massachusetts1$49,048$11,113
Illinois2$40,158$8,008
North Carolina1$40,157$7,897
Missouri1$37,768$9,093
Maryland9$34,111$29,104
Tennessee2$32,063$5,825
Ohio1$29,085$7,922
Michigan1$25,672$6,326
Delaware1$24,137$7,767

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.