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Medicare DRG 659. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$119,912
Avg total payment
$24,574
Avg Medicare pays
$20,604
Hospitals reporting
258
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 9 | $263,811 | $38,680 |
| Colorado | 1 | $251,800 | $25,050 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $179,656 | $36,125 |
| New York | 14 | $175,965 | $28,513 |
| Alaska | 1 | $170,394 | $23,657 |
| New Jersey | 12 | $164,528 | $21,226 |
| Texas | 13 | $164,256 | $19,139 |
| Kansas | 3 | $161,297 | $17,604 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | $158,556 | $21,919 |
| Florida | 24 | $143,233 | $18,012 |
| Georgia | 5 | $123,589 | $19,557 |
| Ohio | 12 | $115,936 | $18,054 |
| Illinois | 19 | $113,243 | $19,741 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $109,766 | $17,960 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $107,549 | $26,424 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $106,489 | $20,788 |
| Washington | 3 | $102,984 | $20,530 |
| Arizona | 3 | $97,445 | $19,707 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $97,298 | $19,741 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $95,906 | $18,634 |
| Delaware | 2 | $95,513 | $21,765 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $94,621 | $17,056 |
| Virginia | 11 | $93,959 | $18,231 |
| Missouri | 8 | $89,798 | $19,684 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $85,350 | $19,259 |
| Iowa | 3 | $85,231 | $18,004 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $83,217 | $16,653 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $82,401 | $19,384 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $81,067 | $20,533 |
| Indiana | 8 | $80,945 | $18,153 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $80,658 | $16,962 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | $79,981 | $24,758 |
| Nevada | 2 | $73,861 | $19,840 |
| Kentucky | 4 | $71,951 | $17,048 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $71,516 | $16,192 |
| Michigan | 8 | $70,502 | $18,465 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $69,665 | $16,877 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $67,331 | $16,023 |
| Alabama | 2 | $66,366 | $17,183 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $53,104 | $15,484 |
| Maryland | 2 | $25,995 | $20,464 |
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.