Inpatient stays / DRG 305
MS-DRG 305 · 790 hospitals · 24,415 stays
DRG 305: Hypertension without MCC
Medicare patients had 24,415 stays in DRG 305 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $40,100 per stay and were paid $7,334 — a ratio of 5.5 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $5,329. Average charges ran from $5,616 at the least expensive hospital to $133,300 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $25,596 and $51,426.
- 1Average charge $40,100
- 2Average paid $7,334
- 3Reporting hospitals 790
- 4Medicare stays 24,415
By state
Average charges for DRG 305 were highest in Nevada ($85,771) and lowest in Maryland ($11,423). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $5,616 to $10,317.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 351 | $85,771 | $7,775 | 11× |
| California | 1,740 | $63,636 | $9,148 | 7× |
| Colorado | 157 | $59,873 | $6,833 | 8.8× |
| New Jersey | 890 | $59,816 | $7,637 | 7.8× |
| Alaska | 20 | $54,611 | $8,014 | 6.8× |
| Florida | 3,320 | $50,930 | $6,802 | 7.5× |
| Texas | 2,094 | $50,120 | $7,768 | 6.5× |
| New York | 1,271 | $47,794 | $9,853 | 4.9× |
| District of Columbia | 47 | $44,375 | $9,866 | 4.5× |
| Arizona | 529 | $43,432 | $7,129 | 6.1× |
| Kansas | 265 | $41,888 | $6,321 | 6.6× |
| Washington | 276 | $37,951 | $7,401 | 5.1× |
| Pennsylvania | 1,140 | $37,799 | $6,696 | 5.6× |
| Georgia | 762 | $35,701 | $7,640 | 4.7× |
| New Hampshire | 105 | $34,845 | $6,716 | 5.2× |
| Utah | 61 | $34,156 | $7,368 | 4.6× |
| Tennessee | 683 | $33,380 | $6,667 | 5× |
| Connecticut | 215 | $33,092 | $8,474 | 3.9× |
| South Carolina | 488 | $32,638 | $6,589 | 5× |
| Idaho | 87 | $32,528 | $6,881 | 4.7× |
| New Mexico | 84 | $32,452 | $6,487 | 5× |
| South Dakota | 57 | $32,247 | $6,632 | 4.9× |
| Illinois | 1,018 | $32,162 | $7,331 | 4.4× |
| Missouri | 610 | $31,837 | $6,611 | 4.8× |
| Virginia | 626 | $31,791 | $6,515 | 4.9× |
| Oklahoma | 333 | $31,513 | $6,576 | 4.8× |
| Hawaii | 23 | $31,483 | $8,983 | 3.5× |
| Kentucky | 393 | $30,882 | $5,919 | 5.2× |
| Alabama | 380 | $30,179 | $6,265 | 4.8× |
| Wyoming | 35 | $29,389 | $8,020 | 3.7× |
| Mississippi | 270 | $29,062 | $6,053 | 4.8× |
| Wisconsin | 251 | $28,765 | $6,472 | 4.4× |
| Ohio | 923 | $28,224 | $6,563 | 4.3× |
| North Carolina | 688 | $27,287 | $7,245 | 3.8× |
| Indiana | 550 | $26,979 | $6,312 | 4.3× |
| Nebraska | 110 | $26,827 | $6,880 | 3.9× |
| Vermont | 15 | $26,707 | $5,925 | 4.5× |
| Maine | 74 | $26,425 | $6,857 | 3.9× |
| Delaware | 83 | $26,223 | $7,022 | 3.7× |
| Minnesota | 221 | $26,163 | $6,794 | 3.9× |
| Louisiana | 297 | $26,136 | $6,089 | 4.3× |
| West Virginia | 231 | $25,800 | $6,335 | 4.1× |
| Oregon | 99 | $25,523 | $8,074 | 3.2× |
| Michigan | 707 | $25,232 | $7,028 | 3.6× |
| Rhode Island | 56 | $23,039 | $8,229 | 2.8× |
| Arkansas | 343 | $22,739 | $5,616 | 4× |
| North Dakota | 55 | $22,508 | $6,257 | 3.6× |
| Iowa | 169 | $22,364 | $5,919 | 3.8× |
| Massachusetts | 689 | $19,447 | $7,497 | 2.6× |
| Montana | 41 | $18,926 | $5,980 | 3.2× |
| Maryland | 483 | $11,423 | $10,317 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · 12 stays | $133,300 | $10,221 |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · 15 stays | $127,788 | $10,142 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 13 stays | $124,835 | $12,963 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 22 stays | $121,254 | $8,623 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 37 stays | $113,248 | $10,357 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · 25 stays | $109,816 | $7,920 |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Kissimmee, FL · 12 stays | $106,781 | $8,559 |
| HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital Niceville, FL · 11 stays | $106,337 | $5,030 |
| Summerlin Hospital Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · 28 stays | $104,254 | $7,101 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA · 13 stays | $103,299 | $8,534 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Columbia, MD · 11 stays | $5,616 | $5,246 |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · 22 stays | $7,150 | $6,393 |
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 28 stays | $7,672 | $6,886 |
| Frederick Health Hospital Frederick, MD · 23 stays | $8,522 | $7,683 |
| Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center Rockville, MD · 17 stays | $9,360 | $8,344 |
| Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD · 27 stays | $9,676 | $8,723 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 20 stays | $9,959 | $9,125 |
| Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD · 11 stays | $10,697 | $9,763 |
| Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD · 11 stays | $11,179 | $9,910 |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · 20 stays | $11,260 | $6,078 |
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.