Inpatient stays / DRG 253
MS-DRG 253 · 516 hospitals · 15,677 stays
DRG 253: Other Vascular Procedures with CC
Medicare patients had 15,677 stays in DRG 253 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $131,847 per stay and were paid $24,853 — a ratio of 5.3 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $20,436. Average charges ran from $25,413 at the least expensive hospital to $503,581 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $84,418 and $153,936.
- 1Average charge $131,847
- 2Average paid $24,853
- 3Reporting hospitals 516
- 4Medicare stays 15,677
By state
Average charges for DRG 253 were highest in Nevada ($237,561) and lowest in Maryland ($42,436). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $18,261 to $38,454.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 125 | $237,561 | $24,095 | 9.9× |
| California | 1,226 | $206,337 | $32,075 | 6.4× |
| District of Columbia | 86 | $205,783 | $33,643 | 6.1× |
| New Jersey | 485 | $188,041 | $27,562 | 6.8× |
| Florida | 1,125 | $180,809 | $22,056 | 8.2× |
| Colorado | 121 | $170,196 | $23,139 | 7.4× |
| Texas | 1,164 | $163,235 | $22,526 | 7.2× |
| Alaska | 28 | $159,247 | $30,077 | 5.3× |
| Pennsylvania | 774 | $152,192 | $24,161 | 6.3× |
| Arizona | 271 | $144,835 | $22,950 | 6.3× |
| Washington | 325 | $143,842 | $26,028 | 5.5× |
| New York | 1,028 | $141,252 | $30,772 | 4.6× |
| Georgia | 338 | $139,340 | $24,952 | 5.6× |
| South Carolina | 276 | $128,616 | $22,068 | 5.8× |
| Illinois | 668 | $123,320 | $25,288 | 4.9× |
| Louisiana | 187 | $117,791 | $19,668 | 6× |
| Kentucky | 264 | $117,048 | $19,639 | 6× |
| Ohio | 580 | $113,680 | $22,281 | 5.1× |
| Connecticut | 153 | $113,642 | $30,386 | 3.7× |
| New Hampshire | 117 | $111,968 | $24,274 | 4.6× |
| Oklahoma | 235 | $111,643 | $19,015 | 5.9× |
| Wyoming | 15 | $110,915 | $24,389 | 4.5× |
| Tennessee | 352 | $110,545 | $21,276 | 5.2× |
| Virginia | 469 | $109,621 | $22,833 | 4.8× |
| Hawaii | 40 | $108,459 | $32,877 | 3.3× |
| Indiana | 375 | $107,469 | $21,634 | 5× |
| Alabama | 219 | $106,354 | $19,465 | 5.5× |
| Kansas | 105 | $105,741 | $19,517 | 5.4× |
| Iowa | 140 | $103,954 | $21,714 | 4.8× |
| Utah | 86 | $103,404 | $24,067 | 4.3× |
| South Dakota | 99 | $102,071 | $22,427 | 4.6× |
| Missouri | 403 | $99,749 | $21,768 | 4.6× |
| Idaho | 76 | $97,087 | $21,119 | 4.6× |
| New Mexico | 44 | $95,789 | $21,504 | 4.5× |
| West Virginia | 150 | $95,027 | $20,771 | 4.6× |
| Michigan | 490 | $94,199 | $24,363 | 3.9× |
| Minnesota | 334 | $93,871 | $24,844 | 3.8× |
| Oregon | 194 | $93,637 | $26,389 | 3.5× |
| Wisconsin | 315 | $92,938 | $22,859 | 4.1× |
| Delaware | 61 | $92,728 | $22,820 | 4.1× |
| North Carolina | 526 | $91,418 | $22,888 | 4× |
| Mississippi | 124 | $88,636 | $18,261 | 4.9× |
| Nebraska | 124 | $87,785 | $20,520 | 4.3× |
| Massachusetts | 517 | $86,782 | $28,230 | 3.1× |
| Maine | 75 | $84,461 | $22,924 | 3.7× |
| Arkansas | 183 | $82,375 | $18,422 | 4.5× |
| Montana | 64 | $75,342 | $21,845 | 3.4× |
| Vermont | 19 | $69,943 | $20,980 | 3.3× |
| North Dakota | 67 | $67,079 | $21,309 | 3.1× |
| Rhode Island | 33 | $66,684 | $28,326 | 2.4× |
| Maryland | 402 | $42,436 | $38,454 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell Pennington, NJ · 15 stays | $503,581 | $76,838 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Kingwood, TX · 19 stays | $401,256 | $23,983 |
| George Washington Univ Hospital Washington, DC · 21 stays | $369,852 | $36,143 |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · 21 stays | $368,904 | $34,823 |
| HCA Florida Citrus Hospital Inverness, FL · 14 stays | $367,415 | $21,265 |
| Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · 14 stays | $362,612 | $25,937 |
| Emanuel Medical Center Turlock, CA · 23 stays | $357,332 | $26,245 |
| Medical City Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · 12 stays | $354,542 | $21,838 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · 34 stays | $350,746 | $45,700 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 12 stays | $347,071 | $28,149 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · 11 stays | $25,413 | $23,640 |
| Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita, KS · 18 stays | $26,141 | $16,112 |
| Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Salisbury, MD · 23 stays | $27,222 | $24,628 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 11 stays | $27,626 | $25,807 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 37 stays | $27,793 | $25,749 |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · 14 stays | $30,390 | $25,564 |
| Carroll Hospital Center Westminster, MD · 11 stays | $30,430 | $26,867 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Inc Milton, MA · 13 stays | $32,323 | $21,121 |
| Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD · 12 stays | $34,208 | $32,107 |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore, MD · 18 stays | $34,413 | $29,949 |
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.