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Medicare DRG 917. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$78,635
Avg total payment
$16,494
Avg Medicare pays
$13,576
Hospitals reporting
519
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 | 10 | $137,860 | $12,424 |
| Alaska | 2 | $126,133 | $12,703 |
| California | 73 | $120,512 | $16,839 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | $101,099 | $13,441 |
| New Jersey | 23 | $100,320 | $13,036 |
| New York | 33 | $97,364 | $17,176 |
| Alabama | 3 | $93,938 | $9,287 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $87,950 | $15,961 |
| Texas | 29 | $87,030 | $13,772 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $85,260 | $14,196 |
| Kansas | 3 | $82,342 | $10,375 |
| Colorado | 2 | $80,971 | $10,070 |
| Florida | 48 | $80,514 | $11,158 |
| Georgia | 9 | $78,690 | $13,647 |
| Iowa | 2 | $77,286 | $11,635 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $76,801 | $8,458 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $73,945 | $10,659 |
| Washington | 17 | $72,507 | $12,158 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $72,443 | $11,105 |
| Utah | 2 | $70,455 | $17,745 |
| Vermont | 1 | $69,912 | $13,207 |
| Missouri | 9 | $67,898 | $12,479 |
| Ohio | 9 | $67,549 | $11,640 |
| Arizona | 11 | $65,376 | $14,133 |
| Virginia | 17 | $64,712 | $11,377 |
| Connecticut | 7 | $64,617 | $15,191 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $64,591 | $12,030 |
| Illinois | 18 | $63,664 | $12,093 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $61,380 | $13,188 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $60,941 | $10,118 |
| Tennessee | 12 | $60,758 | $10,977 |
| Idaho | 5 | $60,527 | $11,346 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $58,875 | $12,383 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $57,586 | $9,663 |
| Indiana | 8 | $57,458 | $11,114 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $56,586 | $10,365 |
| Maine | 1 | $54,736 | $11,831 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $53,746 | $13,284 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $53,524 | $10,141 |
| Delaware | 3 | $50,189 | $12,008 |
| Oregon | 8 | $50,069 | $14,425 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $49,911 | $11,577 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $49,001 | $12,354 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | $48,972 | $15,163 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $48,708 | $9,872 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $44,871 | $15,057 |
| Michigan | 14 | $44,593 | $11,662 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $37,571 | $10,941 |
| Montana | 2 | $31,822 | $10,832 |
| Maryland | 17 | $25,709 | $20,930 |
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.