Inpatient stays / DRG 862
MS-DRG 862 · 277 hospitals · 10,974 stays
DRG 862: Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections with MCC
Medicare patients had 10,974 stays in DRG 862 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $83,228 per stay and were paid $18,317 — a ratio of 4.5 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $14,849. Average charges ran from $16,510 at the least expensive hospital to $323,025 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $52,792 and $106,134.
- 1Average charge $83,228
- 2Average paid $18,317
- 3Reporting hospitals 277
- 4Medicare stays 10,974
By state
Average charges for DRG 862 were highest in California ($144,885) and lowest in Maryland ($35,961). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $12,841 to $32,301.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,029 | $144,885 | $24,672 | 5.9× |
| Nevada | 99 | $139,604 | $17,876 | 7.8× |
| New Jersey | 398 | $121,725 | $19,488 | 6.2× |
| New York | 596 | $118,259 | $23,882 | 5× |
| District of Columbia | 47 | $109,187 | $22,340 | 4.9× |
| Hawaii | 21 | $105,636 | $25,893 | 4.1× |
| Florida | 954 | $103,895 | $15,614 | 6.7× |
| Colorado | 163 | $95,445 | $15,310 | 6.2× |
| Oklahoma | 153 | $93,590 | $16,243 | 5.8× |
| Texas | 747 | $92,407 | $16,203 | 5.7× |
| Kansas | 134 | $88,469 | $15,327 | 5.8× |
| Pennsylvania | 495 | $87,925 | $16,439 | 5.3× |
| Alabama | 124 | $79,917 | $14,891 | 5.4× |
| Georgia | 265 | $75,993 | $17,647 | 4.3× |
| Tennessee | 259 | $74,625 | $15,939 | 4.7× |
| Washington | 180 | $73,990 | $19,477 | 3.8× |
| Arizona | 295 | $72,361 | $16,365 | 4.4× |
| Alaska | 31 | $70,176 | $21,344 | 3.3× |
| South Dakota | 59 | $70,015 | $15,478 | 4.5× |
| South Carolina | 205 | $68,785 | $16,348 | 4.2× |
| Connecticut | 92 | $68,038 | $19,204 | 3.5× |
| Kentucky | 150 | $67,328 | $15,472 | 4.4× |
| Illinois | 470 | $66,445 | $18,837 | 3.5× |
| Idaho | 42 | $65,795 | $15,560 | 4.2× |
| Indiana | 238 | $64,835 | $14,716 | 4.4× |
| Virginia | 320 | $64,459 | $16,564 | 3.9× |
| Louisiana | 132 | $63,176 | $14,896 | 4.2× |
| Mississippi | 110 | $63,068 | $13,478 | 4.7× |
| Massachusetts | 360 | $59,414 | $22,042 | 2.7× |
| Oregon | 127 | $59,104 | $21,160 | 2.8× |
| Missouri | 186 | $57,686 | $16,116 | 3.6× |
| Ohio | 435 | $57,388 | $14,722 | 3.9× |
| Wisconsin | 196 | $56,209 | $16,896 | 3.3× |
| Nebraska | 97 | $55,157 | $16,379 | 3.4× |
| Minnesota | 216 | $51,646 | $18,648 | 2.8× |
| Delaware | 43 | $51,597 | $16,115 | 3.2× |
| Arkansas | 128 | $51,454 | $13,995 | 3.7× |
| Michigan | 301 | $50,949 | $17,760 | 2.9× |
| North Carolina | 260 | $50,507 | $17,133 | 2.9× |
| New Hampshire | 57 | $50,244 | $16,794 | 3× |
| Maine | 50 | $49,489 | $16,173 | 3.1× |
| New Mexico | 66 | $49,230 | $15,847 | 3.1× |
| Rhode Island | 39 | $48,583 | $20,091 | 2.4× |
| West Virginia | 47 | $48,546 | $15,304 | 3.2× |
| Vermont | 32 | $48,508 | $12,841 | 3.8× |
| Utah | 72 | $48,014 | $16,608 | 2.9× |
| Iowa | 82 | $44,392 | $13,645 | 3.3× |
| North Dakota | 42 | $40,188 | $14,629 | 2.7× |
| Montana | 54 | $39,971 | $14,105 | 2.8× |
| Wyoming | 16 | $39,579 | $18,276 | 2.2× |
| Maryland | 260 | $35,961 | $32,301 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 47 stays | $323,025 | $45,785 |
| Englewood Hospital Englewood, NJ · 17 stays | $290,176 | $31,740 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 36 stays | $241,775 | $24,807 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks, CA · 11 stays | $241,408 | $19,113 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · 58 stays | $236,673 | $35,256 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · 21 stays | $223,368 | $26,488 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs, CA · 11 stays | $217,778 | $19,832 |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · 14 stays | $212,897 | $27,558 |
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · 16 stays | $200,280 | $36,273 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · 26 stays | $198,362 | $42,179 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc Annapolis, MD · 13 stays | $16,510 | $15,420 |
| Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD · 17 stays | $17,732 | $16,904 |
| University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Bel Air, MD · 22 stays | $18,526 | $16,712 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · 11 stays | $19,910 | $12,281 |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center Towson, MD · 13 stays | $20,534 | $18,220 |
| Northwest Hospital Center Randallstown, MD · 11 stays | $22,716 | $20,065 |
| Carroll Hospital Center Westminster, MD · 13 stays | $23,427 | $20,727 |
| North Shore Medical Center - Salem, MA · 11 stays | $23,460 | $15,551 |
| Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center Rosedale, MD · 13 stays | $24,686 | $21,980 |
| Beverly Hospital Corporation Beverly, MA · 11 stays | $25,737 | $15,149 |
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.