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Medicare DRG 948. What hospitals charge and what Medicare pays, 2024.
Avg hospital charge
$37,876
Avg total payment
$7,975
Avg Medicare pays
$6,052
Hospitals reporting
568
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 | 49 | $68,607 | $7,868 |
| New Jersey | 23 | $60,485 | $6,173 |
| Colorado | 2 | $58,179 | $4,962 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $55,225 | $6,699 |
| New York | 41 | $49,261 | $7,585 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | $45,484 | $5,751 |
| Arizona | 10 | $42,963 | $5,210 |
| Kansas | 6 | $42,219 | $4,931 |
| Florida | 47 | $41,811 | $5,609 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $41,411 | $5,600 |
| Texas | 20 | $41,091 | $6,093 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $39,479 | $5,228 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $38,924 | $6,472 |
| Georgia | 20 | $36,768 | $6,157 |
| Missouri | 12 | $35,653 | $4,987 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $35,541 | $7,252 |
| Alabama | 9 | $34,197 | $4,501 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $34,018 | $5,571 |
| Illinois | 31 | $33,934 | $5,583 |
| Oregon | 3 | $33,734 | $7,233 |
| Vermont | 1 | $33,034 | $2,380 |
| Louisiana | 9 | $32,822 | $4,261 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $32,497 | $5,733 |
| Utah | 1 | $32,037 | $7,806 |
| Montana | 2 | $31,237 | $6,439 |
| Delaware | 3 | $31,219 | $5,517 |
| Nevada | 1 | $30,858 | $6,151 |
| Tennessee | 12 | $30,572 | $5,172 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | $30,115 | $5,140 |
| Idaho | 3 | $30,080 | $5,254 |
| North Carolina | 18 | $29,420 | $5,657 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $29,402 | $5,292 |
| Virginia | 13 | $29,385 | $5,198 |
| Kentucky | 13 | $29,363 | $4,649 |
| Washington | 5 | $29,242 | $5,877 |
| Indiana | 18 | $29,094 | $5,111 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $28,674 | $5,324 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $28,491 | $5,246 |
| Minnesota | 8 | $27,948 | $5,648 |
| Ohio | 23 | $27,455 | $5,177 |
| Maine | 1 | $26,307 | $5,869 |
| West Virginia | 7 | $25,226 | $4,648 |
| Michigan | 23 | $24,722 | $5,316 |
| Iowa | 7 | $24,424 | $4,464 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $24,112 | $8,870 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $22,818 | $6,504 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | $21,402 | $6,208 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $20,587 | $4,689 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $19,123 | $4,590 |
| Maryland | 21 | $13,455 | $10,664 |
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.