Inpatient stays / DRG 374
MS-DRG 374 · 288 hospitals · 11,431 stays
DRG 374: Digestive Malignancy with MCC
Medicare patients had 11,431 stays in DRG 374 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $100,406 per stay and were paid $21,124 — a ratio of 4.8 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $17,154. Average charges ran from $16,980 at the least expensive hospital to $438,425 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $62,944 and $130,826.
- 1Average charge $100,406
- 2Average paid $21,124
- 3Reporting hospitals 288
- 4Medicare stays 11,431
By state
Average charges for DRG 374 were highest in Nevada ($184,919) and lowest in Maryland ($36,335). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $14,210 to $32,561.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 101 | $184,919 | $18,979 | 9.7× |
| California | 1,332 | $174,249 | $27,540 | 6.3× |
| New York | 909 | $159,456 | $28,880 | 5.5× |
| New Jersey | 475 | $142,535 | $21,586 | 6.6× |
| Colorado | 88 | $119,979 | $17,406 | 6.9× |
| Pennsylvania | 533 | $111,918 | $19,850 | 5.6× |
| Florida | 805 | $108,575 | $17,530 | 6.2× |
| Texas | 735 | $108,476 | $17,989 | 6× |
| Kansas | 108 | $99,947 | $15,914 | 6.3× |
| District of Columbia | 71 | $92,279 | $23,272 | 4× |
| Alaska | 31 | $92,272 | $24,806 | 3.7× |
| South Dakota | 38 | $91,696 | $18,847 | 4.9× |
| Georgia | 254 | $88,187 | $18,516 | 4.8× |
| Connecticut | 167 | $87,701 | $25,177 | 3.5× |
| Washington | 252 | $87,400 | $19,915 | 4.4× |
| Alabama | 110 | $86,973 | $16,465 | 5.3× |
| Missouri | 228 | $81,750 | $18,548 | 4.4× |
| Arizona | 196 | $78,789 | $21,023 | 3.7× |
| Hawaii | 43 | $78,210 | $24,213 | 3.2× |
| New Hampshire | 55 | $76,499 | $20,061 | 3.8× |
| Illinois | 686 | $76,134 | $19,948 | 3.8× |
| Tennessee | 256 | $74,072 | $16,725 | 4.4× |
| Delaware | 51 | $74,012 | $19,872 | 3.7× |
| Oklahoma | 137 | $73,151 | $16,158 | 4.5× |
| Indiana | 196 | $71,841 | $16,696 | 4.3× |
| West Virginia | 67 | $71,523 | $17,087 | 4.2× |
| Oregon | 112 | $71,231 | $25,881 | 2.8× |
| South Carolina | 177 | $68,120 | $16,703 | 4.1× |
| Minnesota | 206 | $67,849 | $20,815 | 3.3× |
| Ohio | 379 | $66,540 | $17,516 | 3.8× |
| Maine | 37 | $66,384 | $20,431 | 3.2× |
| Wisconsin | 156 | $65,798 | $19,501 | 3.4× |
| North Carolina | 269 | $64,560 | $19,840 | 3.3× |
| Idaho | 36 | $63,414 | $16,376 | 3.9× |
| Virginia | 336 | $62,816 | $17,459 | 3.6× |
| Iowa | 85 | $61,581 | $15,704 | 3.9× |
| Arkansas | 78 | $59,440 | $15,060 | 3.9× |
| Nebraska | 100 | $59,148 | $17,280 | 3.4× |
| New Mexico | 53 | $58,846 | $19,093 | 3.1× |
| Massachusetts | 480 | $58,843 | $22,858 | 2.6× |
| Kentucky | 118 | $58,813 | $15,913 | 3.7× |
| Mississippi | 71 | $58,482 | $14,210 | 4.1× |
| Utah | 39 | $56,957 | $19,245 | 3× |
| Michigan | 284 | $54,893 | $18,420 | 3× |
| Louisiana | 89 | $51,453 | $15,370 | 3.3× |
| North Dakota | 37 | $46,897 | $15,933 | 2.9× |
| Rhode Island | 26 | $42,907 | $20,630 | 2.1× |
| Montana | 26 | $39,798 | $16,264 | 2.4× |
| Maryland | 283 | $36,335 | $32,561 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 57 stays | $438,425 | $34,983 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 62 stays | $366,844 | $43,372 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose, CA · 15 stays | $340,724 | $22,466 |
| St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ · 13 stays | $322,966 | $38,916 |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Monterey, CA · 15 stays | $309,601 | $52,377 |
| Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · 24 stays | $298,651 | $50,943 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA · 30 stays | $288,801 | $51,804 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek, CA · 20 stays | $281,501 | $27,959 |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach, CA · 18 stays | $268,616 | $32,982 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · 34 stays | $261,144 | $39,125 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll Hospital Center Westminster, MD · 11 stays | $16,980 | $14,897 |
| Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD · 11 stays | $23,128 | $20,901 |
| Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, MD · 12 stays | $24,410 | $22,499 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · 22 stays | $25,065 | $15,333 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · 12 stays | $26,757 | $17,326 |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · 17 stays | $26,964 | $23,898 |
| Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD · 11 stays | $27,701 | $25,944 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · 12 stays | $29,018 | $15,971 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · 29 stays | $32,536 | $21,200 |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA · 11 stays | $32,991 | $18,721 |
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.