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Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures without with Complications/with major complications

Medicare DRG 615. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.

Avg hospital charge
$77,835
Avg total payment
$16,758
Avg Medicare pays
$13,042
Hospitals reporting
17

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
Pennsylvania1$122,903$13,309
New York2$122,600$15,602
California1$119,006$21,486
Florida1$117,334$10,453
South Carolina1$82,383$11,204
Colorado1$82,202$11,977
Massachusetts2$70,805$14,883
Ohio1$65,497$10,252
Washington1$60,633$12,375
Alabama1$58,454$8,082
Minnesota1$57,326$13,252
Texas2$51,477$8,470
North Carolina1$42,866$12,986
Maryland1$24,829$18,425

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.