Inpatient stays / DRG 054
MS-DRG 054 · 288 hospitals · 10,181 stays
DRG 054: Nervous System Neoplasms with MCC
Medicare patients had 10,181 stays in DRG 054 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $77,466 per stay and were paid $15,333 — a ratio of 5.1 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $11,805. Average charges ran from $20,916 at the least expensive hospital to $346,758 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $49,984 and $96,816.
- 1Average charge $77,466
- 2Average paid $15,333
- 3Reporting hospitals 288
- 4Medicare stays 10,181
By state
Average charges for DRG 054 were highest in California ($134,694) and lowest in Maryland ($26,153). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $10,642 to $23,194.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 998 | $134,694 | $19,350 | 7× |
| New York | 674 | $125,235 | $21,482 | 5.8× |
| Nevada | 96 | $123,621 | $16,963 | 7.3× |
| Colorado | 135 | $117,876 | $12,766 | 9.2× |
| New Jersey | 403 | $111,362 | $15,067 | 7.4× |
| District of Columbia | 41 | $101,458 | $22,168 | 4.6× |
| Pennsylvania | 537 | $89,232 | $14,500 | 6.2× |
| Kansas | 137 | $87,450 | $13,101 | 6.7× |
| Florida | 810 | $85,788 | $12,278 | 7× |
| Texas | 623 | $79,749 | $13,979 | 5.7× |
| Alaska | 24 | $72,518 | $18,329 | 4× |
| Tennessee | 241 | $68,025 | $13,404 | 5.1× |
| Georgia | 273 | $67,063 | $14,660 | 4.6× |
| Missouri | 229 | $65,929 | $17,265 | 3.8× |
| Alabama | 142 | $65,825 | $12,025 | 5.5× |
| Wisconsin | 167 | $65,438 | $15,365 | 4.3× |
| Maine | 37 | $63,566 | $14,927 | 4.3× |
| Illinois | 449 | $63,338 | $15,558 | 4.1× |
| Hawaii | 22 | $62,756 | $17,363 | 3.6× |
| South Carolina | 182 | $61,849 | $13,292 | 4.7× |
| Connecticut | 125 | $61,813 | $17,547 | 3.5× |
| Louisiana | 106 | $61,524 | $10,971 | 5.6× |
| Iowa | 95 | $60,838 | $13,156 | 4.6× |
| Oklahoma | 103 | $59,152 | $12,787 | 4.6× |
| Washington | 192 | $59,150 | $14,431 | 4.1× |
| Arizona | 202 | $59,043 | $13,788 | 4.3× |
| Delaware | 58 | $58,576 | $15,594 | 3.8× |
| Utah | 47 | $57,270 | $14,055 | 4.1× |
| Ohio | 354 | $57,184 | $13,277 | 4.3× |
| Kentucky | 137 | $54,548 | $11,676 | 4.7× |
| West Virginia | 56 | $54,293 | $12,899 | 4.2× |
| Massachusetts | 300 | $52,540 | $18,962 | 2.8× |
| Virginia | 314 | $51,802 | $13,619 | 3.8× |
| South Dakota | 42 | $51,472 | $13,300 | 3.9× |
| New Hampshire | 52 | $51,304 | $13,677 | 3.8× |
| Nebraska | 66 | $49,357 | $14,119 | 3.5× |
| Indiana | 200 | $48,157 | $12,093 | 4× |
| North Carolina | 314 | $48,050 | $14,090 | 3.4× |
| Vermont | 24 | $47,029 | $10,642 | 4.4× |
| Michigan | 308 | $46,277 | $13,769 | 3.4× |
| Minnesota | 149 | $45,837 | $14,954 | 3.1× |
| Oregon | 99 | $43,874 | $15,107 | 2.9× |
| North Dakota | 42 | $43,862 | $11,854 | 3.7× |
| Rhode Island | 34 | $41,757 | $15,409 | 2.7× |
| Mississippi | 100 | $41,657 | $10,668 | 3.9× |
| Montana | 32 | $37,269 | $10,976 | 3.4× |
| New Mexico | 34 | $36,220 | $13,550 | 2.7× |
| Arkansas | 94 | $35,771 | $10,724 | 3.3× |
| Maryland | 261 | $26,153 | $23,194 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors Medical Center Modesto, CA · 11 stays | $346,758 | $15,199 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 34 stays | $341,875 | $26,310 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 29 stays | $321,236 | $34,790 |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · 12 stays | $300,097 | $13,900 |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · 13 stays | $271,139 | $17,348 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · 61 stays | $247,664 | $30,732 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · 45 stays | $231,223 | $29,183 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · 31 stays | $230,050 | $27,515 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · 15 stays | $216,750 | $24,712 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · 18 stays | $206,764 | $31,494 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD · 15 stays | $20,916 | $18,521 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 18 stays | $23,370 | $21,614 |
| Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis, MA · 16 stays | $24,486 | $15,861 |
| Mary Washington Hospital, Inc Fredericksburg, VA · 18 stays | $24,852 | $10,834 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · 13 stays | $25,218 | $11,630 |
| Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc Fall River, MA · 19 stays | $26,547 | $12,893 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · 19 stays | $26,565 | $18,196 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson, TN · 12 stays | $27,036 | $10,976 |
| St Vincent Medical Center/North Sherwood, AR · 25 stays | $27,823 | $9,080 |
| Winchester Medical Center Winchester, VA · 18 stays | $28,499 | $12,875 |
These are averages over each hospital's Medicare stays in this DRG, which mix simple and complicated cases. A high average charge is the hospital's pricing, not a sign of better or worse care, and not what a patient pays: Medicare patients owe the inpatient deductible, and people with other coverage pay their plan's negotiated rate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024. Hospitals with fewer than 11 stays are suppressed by CMS. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.