Hospital Cost Comparison
Compare prices at 2,945 hospitals across all 50 states using real CMS Medicare inpatient discharge data covering 534 diagnosis groups.
2,945
Hospitals Tracked
4,960,325
Total Discharges
$90,794
National Avg Charges
$18,513
National Avg Payment
Top 10 Most Expensive Hospitals
Hospitals with the highest average charges across all DRGs
| # | Hospital | Location | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center | Houston, TX | $500,909 | $39,765 | 12.05x |
| 2 | Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $469,691 | $58,392 | 8.56x |
| 3 | Pinnacle Hospital | Crown Point, IN | $451,923 | $38,123 | 11.45x |
| 4 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $426,984 | $38,733 | 11.74x |
| 5 | Carepoint Health-Christ Hospital | Jersey City, NJ | $414,503 | $21,917 | 20.18x |
| 6 | Presbyterian/St Luke's Medical Center | Denver, CO | $402,800 | $33,559 | 12.94x |
| 7 | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | Trenton, NJ | $388,015 | $19,334 | 22.05x |
| 8 | Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | Pennington, NJ | $342,932 | $15,467 | 24.6x |
| 9 | Doctors Medical Center | Modesto, CA | $331,457 | $23,327 | 15.21x |
| 10 | Regional Medical Center Of San Jose | San Jose, CA | $327,570 | $25,680 | 13.6x |
Top 10 Least Expensive
Lowest average charges nationally
1
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Danville, AR
$8,403
1.09x markup
2
Neshoba County General Hospital
Philadelphia, MS
$9,152
0.96x markup
3
Evergreen Medical Center
Evergreen, AL
$9,430
1.41x markup
4
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus, TX
$11,263
1.21x markup
5
Monroe County Medical Center
Tompkinsville, KY
$11,416
2.12x markup
6
Choctaw Memorial Hospital
Hugo, OK
$11,778
1.77x markup
7
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital
Dansville, NY
$12,107
1.03x markup
8
Pomerene Hospital
Millersburg, OH
$12,332
1.53x markup
9
Ascension St Joseph Hospital
Tawas City, MI
$12,702
1.11x markup
10
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Tuba City, AZ
$13,146
0.83x markup
Top 10 Best Value
Lowest charge-to-payment ratio (most efficient)
1
Harris Health System
Houston, TX
0.3x markup
2
John H Stroger Jr Hospital
Chicago, IL
0.63x markup
3
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Tuba City, AZ
0.83x markup
4
Neshoba County General Hospital
Philadelphia, MS
0.96x markup
5
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
1.02x markup
6
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital
Dansville, NY
1.03x markup
7
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc
Lanham, MD
1.07x markup
8
University Of Md Charles Regional Medical Center
La Plata, MD
1.08x markup
9
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD
1.08x markup
10
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Danville, AR
1.09x markup
Hospital Costs by State
Select a state to compare hospitals, costs, and DRG pricing
AL
Alabama
69 hospitals
AK
Alaska
8 hospitals
AZ
Arizona
58 hospitals
AR
Arkansas
42 hospitals
CA
California
275 hospitals
CO
Colorado
48 hospitals
CT
Connecticut
26 hospitals
DE
Delaware
6 hospitals
FL
Florida
166 hospitals
GA
Georgia
88 hospitals
HI
Hawaii
12 hospitals
ID
Idaho
15 hospitals
IL
Illinois
115 hospitals
IN
Indiana
80 hospitals
IA
Iowa
31 hospitals
KS
Kansas
45 hospitals
KY
Kentucky
60 hospitals
LA
Louisiana
76 hospitals
ME
Maine
17 hospitals
MD
Maryland
44 hospitals
MA
Massachusetts
54 hospitals
MI
Michigan
87 hospitals
MN
Minnesota
45 hospitals
MS
Mississippi
51 hospitals
MO
Missouri
65 hospitals
MT
Montana
11 hospitals
NE
Nebraska
24 hospitals
NV
Nevada
22 hospitals
NH
New Hampshire
13 hospitals
NJ
New Jersey
63 hospitals
NM
New Mexico
25 hospitals
NY
New York
129 hospitals
NC
North Carolina
81 hospitals
ND
North Dakota
6 hospitals
OH
Ohio
116 hospitals
OK
Oklahoma
67 hospitals
OR
Oregon
30 hospitals
PA
Pennsylvania
129 hospitals
RI
Rhode Island
9 hospitals
SC
South Carolina
51 hospitals
SD
South Dakota
15 hospitals
TN
Tennessee
77 hospitals
TX
Texas
240 hospitals
UT
Utah
29 hospitals
VT
Vermont
6 hospitals
VA
Virginia
71 hospitals
WA
Washington
45 hospitals
WV
West Virginia
23 hospitals
WI
Wisconsin
65 hospitals
WY
Wyoming
9 hospitals
DC
District of Columbia
6 hospitals
About This Data
Data Source
CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary data, which includes charges and payments for the top DRGs at each hospital.
What Are Charges?
Charges are the hospital's list price (chargemaster). Nobody actually pays this amount. Think of it as the "sticker price" before insurance negotiation.
What Are Payments?
Payments are what Medicare actually paid. The ratio of charges to payments reveals how much hospitals mark up over what insurers pay.