Inpatient stays / DRG 184
MS-DRG 184 · 300 hospitals · 11,288 stays
DRG 184: Major Chest Trauma with CC
Medicare patients had 11,288 stays in DRG 184 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $55,456 per stay and were paid $10,943 — a ratio of 5.1 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $8,067. Average charges ran from $10,989 at the least expensive hospital to $263,767 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $36,255 and $73,509.
- 1Average charge $55,456
- 2Average paid $10,943
- 3Reporting hospitals 300
- 4Medicare stays 11,288
By state
Average charges for DRG 184 were highest in California ($110,378) and lowest in Maryland ($13,995). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $7,717 to $15,116.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 892 | $110,378 | $13,918 | 7.9× |
| Nevada | 89 | $84,634 | $10,788 | 7.8× |
| New Jersey | 279 | $78,434 | $15,116 | 5.2× |
| Colorado | 228 | $75,840 | $9,260 | 8.2× |
| Alaska | 30 | $73,844 | $13,762 | 5.4× |
| Florida | 782 | $73,176 | $9,974 | 7.3× |
| Kansas | 111 | $68,876 | $9,305 | 7.4× |
| Texas | 674 | $68,214 | $11,170 | 6.1× |
| New York | 715 | $67,018 | $13,288 | 5× |
| Georgia | 237 | $65,378 | $13,360 | 4.9× |
| District of Columbia | 37 | $60,002 | $12,841 | 4.7× |
| Arizona | 233 | $59,822 | $9,619 | 6.2× |
| South Carolina | 223 | $58,973 | $9,891 | 6× |
| Pennsylvania | 758 | $56,874 | $10,301 | 5.5× |
| Tennessee | 264 | $52,570 | $10,776 | 4.9× |
| Oklahoma | 87 | $50,959 | $9,145 | 5.6× |
| Virginia | 457 | $50,186 | $10,192 | 4.9× |
| Hawaii | 24 | $48,264 | $13,656 | 3.5× |
| Alabama | 95 | $48,250 | $9,302 | 5.2× |
| New Hampshire | 90 | $46,222 | $9,929 | 4.7× |
| Washington | 254 | $45,677 | $11,192 | 4.1× |
| Missouri | 231 | $45,370 | $10,008 | 4.5× |
| Kentucky | 118 | $44,118 | $10,264 | 4.3× |
| Idaho | 57 | $43,978 | $9,468 | 4.6× |
| Illinois | 351 | $41,850 | $9,957 | 4.2× |
| Connecticut | 175 | $41,462 | $12,035 | 3.4× |
| Louisiana | 62 | $41,373 | $9,128 | 4.5× |
| North Carolina | 352 | $41,108 | $10,410 | 3.9× |
| Mississippi | 70 | $39,983 | $8,327 | 4.8× |
| Indiana | 231 | $39,614 | $9,522 | 4.2× |
| Maine | 60 | $39,408 | $10,385 | 3.8× |
| Ohio | 425 | $39,100 | $9,282 | 4.2× |
| Iowa | 143 | $38,735 | $8,466 | 4.6× |
| West Virginia | 91 | $38,284 | $9,771 | 3.9× |
| Wisconsin | 206 | $37,378 | $9,553 | 3.9× |
| Utah | 87 | $36,902 | $10,095 | 3.7× |
| South Dakota | 53 | $36,336 | $9,938 | 3.7× |
| Vermont | 23 | $35,791 | $7,943 | 4.5× |
| Oregon | 84 | $34,936 | $11,949 | 2.9× |
| North Dakota | 57 | $34,744 | $9,481 | 3.7× |
| Michigan | 380 | $33,951 | $9,942 | 3.4× |
| Wyoming | 18 | $33,453 | $11,675 | 2.9× |
| Nebraska | 137 | $33,295 | $9,692 | 3.4× |
| Delaware | 65 | $32,279 | $9,847 | 3.3× |
| New Mexico | 36 | $30,951 | $11,381 | 2.7× |
| Rhode Island | 70 | $30,882 | $12,547 | 2.5× |
| Minnesota | 236 | $30,271 | $10,489 | 2.9× |
| Arkansas | 92 | $29,297 | $7,717 | 3.8× |
| Massachusetts | 586 | $28,148 | $11,445 | 2.5× |
| Montana | 45 | $23,953 | $10,324 | 2.3× |
| Maryland | 188 | $13,995 | $12,572 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 29 stays | $263,767 | $17,749 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs, CA · 17 stays | $236,038 | $12,585 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 39 stays | $211,814 | $18,454 |
| Highland Hospital Oakland, CA · 16 stays | $154,852 | $20,487 |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · 15 stays | $150,932 | $8,840 |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · 11 stays | $150,351 | $8,558 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital Fort Pierce, FL · 16 stays | $148,923 | $9,496 |
| Delray Medical Center Delray Beach, FL · 20 stays | $143,914 | $6,836 |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson, FL · 11 stays | $143,664 | $9,806 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · 17 stays | $143,515 | $12,574 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 24 stays | $10,989 | $9,801 |
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · 14 stays | $11,221 | $10,219 |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore, MD · 13 stays | $14,447 | $12,845 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · 12 stays | $16,394 | $8,992 |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · 12 stays | $16,737 | $8,554 |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City, MI · 12 stays | $18,290 | $9,977 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · 11 stays | $18,468 | $8,843 |
| St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, MN · 15 stays | $18,797 | $10,244 |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · 32 stays | $18,890 | $16,674 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · 50 stays | $19,026 | $11,514 |
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.