Inpatient stays / DRG 963
MS-DRG 963 · 54 hospitals · 3,543 stays
DRG 963: Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC
Medicare patients had 3,543 stays in DRG 963 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $138,428 per stay and were paid $29,517 — a ratio of 4.7 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $24,530. Average charges ran from $28,540 at the least expensive hospital to $432,283 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $95,629 and $166,088.
- 1Average charge $138,428
- 2Average paid $29,517
- 3Reporting hospitals 54
- 4Medicare stays 3,543
By state
Average charges for DRG 963 were highest in California ($259,457) and lowest in Montana ($63,961). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $20,448 to $74,238.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 312 | $259,457 | $41,955 | 6.2× |
| Nevada | 24 | $184,474 | $26,269 | 7× |
| New Jersey | 120 | $178,872 | $33,127 | 5.4× |
| Florida | 238 | $173,453 | $23,827 | 7.3× |
| Texas | 217 | $170,645 | $28,390 | 6× |
| Hawaii | 15 | $167,459 | $36,660 | 4.6× |
| New York | 202 | $160,342 | $33,542 | 4.8× |
| Missouri | 112 | $152,080 | $31,212 | 4.9× |
| Pennsylvania | 173 | $147,936 | $26,355 | 5.6× |
| Kansas | 40 | $143,626 | $21,319 | 6.7× |
| Georgia | 98 | $143,417 | $27,035 | 5.3× |
| Colorado | 58 | $142,762 | $22,707 | 6.3× |
| South Carolina | 75 | $137,074 | $25,954 | 5.3× |
| Louisiana | 29 | $135,660 | $21,995 | 6.2× |
| Oklahoma | 55 | $134,743 | $27,048 | 5× |
| Tennessee | 93 | $131,936 | $30,394 | 4.3× |
| Washington | 85 | $128,440 | $28,519 | 4.5× |
| New Hampshire | 23 | $121,548 | $28,791 | 4.2× |
| Illinois | 130 | $117,931 | $25,731 | 4.6× |
| Arizona | 66 | $116,861 | $25,343 | 4.6× |
| Utah | 21 | $115,330 | $24,795 | 4.7× |
| Alabama | 46 | $113,450 | $23,551 | 4.8× |
| Connecticut | 51 | $112,127 | $31,680 | 3.5× |
| Oregon | 47 | $110,429 | $35,086 | 3.1× |
| Virginia | 97 | $106,076 | $27,072 | 3.9× |
| South Dakota | 18 | $102,666 | $21,094 | 4.9× |
| Idaho | 24 | $101,751 | $21,560 | 4.7× |
| Wisconsin | 70 | $101,455 | $24,493 | 4.1× |
| North Carolina | 75 | $99,989 | $24,992 | 4× |
| Iowa | 45 | $98,147 | $23,874 | 4.1× |
| Kentucky | 51 | $96,365 | $24,560 | 3.9× |
| Maine | 15 | $96,250 | $29,904 | 3.2× |
| Minnesota | 82 | $93,608 | $31,488 | 3× |
| Michigan | 90 | $92,453 | $25,976 | 3.6× |
| West Virginia | 24 | $85,706 | $22,829 | 3.8× |
| Ohio | 131 | $85,697 | $23,270 | 3.7× |
| Nebraska | 37 | $85,498 | $24,685 | 3.5× |
| Arkansas | 34 | $82,292 | $23,291 | 3.5× |
| Maryland | 71 | $81,477 | $74,238 | 1.1× |
| Massachusetts | 146 | $79,993 | $32,297 | 2.5× |
| Indiana | 75 | $79,531 | $22,032 | 3.6× |
| North Dakota | 23 | $78,656 | $23,969 | 3.3× |
| New Mexico | 14 | $77,267 | $31,791 | 2.4× |
| Delaware | 21 | $76,073 | $23,550 | 3.2× |
| Mississippi | 23 | $73,160 | $20,448 | 3.6× |
| Montana | 16 | $63,961 | $21,326 | 3× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA · 12 stays | $432,283 | $58,477 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 12 stays | $406,091 | $43,611 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · 17 stays | $299,489 | $46,373 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · 16 stays | $289,059 | $39,123 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA · 17 stays | $270,409 | $45,514 |
| Uci Health-Orange Orange, CA · 16 stays | $262,228 | $51,869 |
| OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK · 21 stays | $246,700 | $37,283 |
| Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · 11 stays | $225,806 | $64,701 |
| Delray Medical Center Delray Beach, FL · 11 stays | $221,924 | $17,821 |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · 11 stays | $214,198 | $32,218 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD · 13 stays | $28,540 | $25,354 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth, MA · 11 stays | $32,421 | $22,198 |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Baltimore, MD · 12 stays | $36,837 | $32,361 |
| Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA · 15 stays | $51,036 | $29,928 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · 15 stays | $64,939 | $19,578 |
| North Memorial Health Robbinsdale, MN · 13 stays | $66,459 | $21,558 |
| University of Tn Medical Center (The) Knoxville, TN · 16 stays | $77,043 | $24,478 |
| Christianacare Newark, DE · 14 stays | $79,503 | $24,100 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · 16 stays | $80,559 | $38,442 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · 15 stays | $82,327 | $33,343 |
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.