Inpatient stays / DRG 181
MS-DRG 181 · 47 hospitals · 4,984 stays
DRG 181: Respiratory Neoplasms with CC
Medicare patients had 4,984 stays in DRG 181 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $56,337 per stay and were paid $11,278 — a ratio of 5 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $8,648. Average charges ran from $18,535 at the least expensive hospital to $191,093 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $36,787 and $72,773.
- 1Average charge $56,337
- 2Average paid $11,278
- 3Reporting hospitals 47
- 4Medicare stays 4,984
By state
Average charges for DRG 181 were highest in Nevada ($95,301) and lowest in Maryland ($17,406). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $4,477 to $15,535.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 31 | $95,301 | $10,461 | 9.1× |
| California | 490 | $90,296 | $14,799 | 6.1× |
| New Jersey | 195 | $89,190 | $12,031 | 7.4× |
| Florida | 454 | $73,081 | $9,625 | 7.6× |
| New York | 294 | $69,319 | $14,350 | 4.8× |
| Kansas | 40 | $69,115 | $9,057 | 7.6× |
| Colorado | 31 | $68,174 | $8,995 | 7.6× |
| Texas | 258 | $64,229 | $10,939 | 5.9× |
| Pennsylvania | 277 | $60,236 | $10,182 | 5.9× |
| Idaho | 11 | $59,588 | $9,319 | 6.4× |
| Alabama | 62 | $59,198 | $8,586 | 6.9× |
| Arizona | 104 | $57,230 | $10,897 | 5.3× |
| Hawaii | 15 | $56,360 | $14,156 | 4× |
| New Hampshire | 24 | $52,127 | $10,282 | 5.1× |
| Missouri | 105 | $51,421 | $9,467 | 5.4× |
| Georgia | 113 | $51,108 | $10,983 | 4.7× |
| South Dakota | 15 | $50,917 | $9,793 | 5.2× |
| District of Columbia | 18 | $50,631 | $12,818 | 3.9× |
| Wisconsin | 63 | $50,164 | $10,416 | 4.8× |
| Virginia | 148 | $48,934 | $9,864 | 5× |
| Washington | 66 | $47,919 | $11,239 | 4.3× |
| South Carolina | 96 | $46,908 | $9,428 | 5× |
| Oklahoma | 55 | $46,833 | $9,874 | 4.7× |
| Illinois | 280 | $45,789 | $12,415 | 3.7× |
| Maine | 23 | $45,683 | $11,053 | 4.1× |
| Utah | 19 | $45,120 | $9,992 | 4.5× |
| North Carolina | 187 | $44,812 | $11,457 | 3.9× |
| Ohio | 180 | $43,595 | $9,882 | 4.4× |
| Tennessee | 103 | $42,796 | $9,974 | 4.3× |
| Vermont | 12 | $41,778 | $4,477 | 9.3× |
| Kentucky | 88 | $41,663 | $8,659 | 4.8× |
| Indiana | 87 | $41,250 | $9,099 | 4.5× |
| Arkansas | 35 | $41,216 | $8,499 | 4.8× |
| West Virginia | 36 | $41,172 | $8,759 | 4.7× |
| Connecticut | 53 | $40,967 | $12,355 | 3.3× |
| Louisiana | 80 | $40,542 | $8,724 | 4.6× |
| Oregon | 32 | $40,067 | $11,111 | 3.6× |
| Iowa | 35 | $38,755 | $8,657 | 4.5× |
| Rhode Island | 20 | $38,733 | $12,562 | 3.1× |
| Montana | 14 | $37,249 | $8,700 | 4.3× |
| Michigan | 147 | $36,424 | $10,122 | 3.6× |
| Massachusetts | 204 | $35,524 | $12,397 | 2.9× |
| Delaware | 26 | $35,400 | $10,119 | 3.5× |
| Minnesota | 78 | $34,557 | $10,648 | 3.2× |
| Mississippi | 51 | $32,805 | $8,344 | 3.9× |
| Nebraska | 31 | $32,136 | $9,428 | 3.4× |
| North Dakota | 14 | $31,262 | $13,528 | 2.3× |
| Maryland | 161 | $17,406 | $15,535 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 19 stays | $191,093 | $22,782 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · 11 stays | $144,197 | $25,726 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 15 stays | $142,387 | $14,385 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · 21 stays | $109,081 | $16,234 |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · 15 stays | $100,872 | $8,941 |
| Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL · 12 stays | $96,228 | $10,068 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · 20 stays | $86,732 | $15,690 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL · 14 stays | $85,732 | $9,903 |
| University of Kansas Hospital Kansas City, KS · 13 stays | $82,542 | $10,485 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX · 16 stays | $75,396 | $8,467 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · 11 stays | $18,535 | $15,801 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · 15 stays | $21,925 | $19,178 |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · 11 stays | $21,926 | $11,718 |
| Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc Fall River, MA · 19 stays | $22,195 | $9,466 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · 16 stays | $25,021 | $14,050 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital Troy, MI · 12 stays | $26,034 | $7,801 |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD · 11 stays | $26,475 | $23,069 |
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC · 11 stays | $29,131 | $15,810 |
| North Shore Medical Center - Salem, MA · 11 stays | $33,263 | $10,024 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN · 14 stays | $33,490 | $10,084 |
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.