Inpatient stays / DRG 988
MS-DRG 988 · 50 hospitals · 5,159 stays
DRG 988: Non-Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis with CC
Medicare patients had 5,159 stays in DRG 988 in 2024. Hospitals charged an average of $81,275 per stay and were paid $16,773 — a ratio of 4.8 to 1 — of which Medicare's own share averaged $13,528. Average charges ran from $29,226 at the least expensive hospital to $326,899 at the most; half of hospitals charged between $58,434 and $118,398.
- 1Average charge $81,275
- 2Average paid $16,773
- 3Reporting hospitals 50
- 4Medicare stays 5,159
By state
Average charges for DRG 988 were highest in Nevada ($154,782) and lowest in Maryland ($26,199). Payments vary far less than charges, because Medicare sets them: they range across states from $10,766 to $23,604.
| State | Stays | Avg charge | Avg paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 28 | $154,782 | $17,109 | 9× |
| California | 409 | $143,316 | $20,808 | 6.9× |
| New Jersey | 194 | $110,636 | $18,452 | 6× |
| Florida | 380 | $109,426 | $14,324 | 7.6× |
| New York | 336 | $102,448 | $22,426 | 4.6× |
| Colorado | 42 | $98,895 | $17,447 | 5.7× |
| Pennsylvania | 260 | $96,815 | $15,855 | 6.1× |
| District of Columbia | 25 | $96,808 | $22,673 | 4.3× |
| Texas | 303 | $88,202 | $16,527 | 5.3× |
| Arizona | 131 | $86,970 | $16,204 | 5.4× |
| Alaska | 12 | $83,350 | $19,702 | 4.2× |
| Georgia | 126 | $81,894 | $15,982 | 5.1× |
| Washington | 68 | $76,867 | $16,995 | 4.5× |
| South Carolina | 105 | $75,545 | $14,682 | 5.1× |
| Idaho | 27 | $73,177 | $14,008 | 5.2× |
| Kansas | 53 | $73,022 | $12,961 | 5.6× |
| Illinois | 229 | $72,920 | $17,039 | 4.3× |
| New Mexico | 20 | $72,629 | $13,557 | 5.4× |
| Indiana | 107 | $70,573 | $14,717 | 4.8× |
| Louisiana | 74 | $70,079 | $13,585 | 5.2× |
| Connecticut | 60 | $69,460 | $20,103 | 3.5× |
| Oklahoma | 77 | $68,305 | $14,615 | 4.7× |
| South Dakota | 24 | $67,761 | $16,267 | 4.2× |
| Tennessee | 103 | $67,168 | $14,363 | 4.7× |
| Wisconsin | 105 | $65,474 | $15,407 | 4.2× |
| Alabama | 67 | $65,288 | $12,990 | 5× |
| Kentucky | 84 | $64,651 | $13,172 | 4.9× |
| Vermont | 11 | $62,739 | $10,766 | 5.8× |
| Mississippi | 62 | $62,502 | $13,422 | 4.7× |
| Michigan | 166 | $62,183 | $17,646 | 3.5× |
| Ohio | 212 | $62,112 | $14,044 | 4.4× |
| Missouri | 95 | $61,931 | $13,562 | 4.6× |
| Arkansas | 42 | $61,663 | $12,408 | 5× |
| Virginia | 153 | $59,468 | $15,081 | 3.9× |
| Minnesota | 109 | $59,446 | $16,183 | 3.7× |
| Iowa | 51 | $57,174 | $13,814 | 4.1× |
| West Virginia | 44 | $56,208 | $13,573 | 4.1× |
| North Carolina | 155 | $56,170 | $15,774 | 3.6× |
| Oregon | 47 | $56,119 | $18,354 | 3.1× |
| Delaware | 24 | $54,955 | $15,167 | 3.6× |
| Nebraska | 47 | $54,892 | $13,866 | 4× |
| Hawaii | 22 | $52,859 | $20,506 | 2.6× |
| Rhode Island | 15 | $50,760 | $16,467 | 3.1× |
| Utah | 25 | $49,759 | $15,340 | 3.2× |
| Maine | 21 | $49,700 | $16,288 | 3.1× |
| Wyoming | 12 | $49,583 | $20,167 | 2.5× |
| New Hampshire | 24 | $49,290 | $14,903 | 3.3× |
| Massachusetts | 183 | $47,949 | $18,338 | 2.6× |
| Montana | 21 | $47,182 | $14,490 | 3.3× |
| North Dakota | 16 | $40,705 | $13,217 | 3.1× |
| Maryland | 153 | $26,199 | $23,604 | 1.1× |
Highest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · 18 stays | $326,899 | $31,207 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · 12 stays | $238,228 | $21,072 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA · 11 stays | $226,675 | $18,809 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital Troy, MI · 13 stays | $225,484 | $46,131 |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · 11 stays | $185,435 | $15,507 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY · 11 stays | $182,510 | $25,227 |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · 12 stays | $172,889 | $19,367 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · 20 stays | $165,452 | $27,471 |
| Delray Medical Center Delray Beach, FL · 12 stays | $145,167 | $10,799 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY · 25 stays | $142,970 | $23,940 |
Lowest average charges
| Hospital | Charge | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Baltimore, MD · 12 stays | $29,226 | $26,030 |
| Umd Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD · 12 stays | $31,020 | $28,465 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI · 11 stays | $42,591 | $13,017 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME · 11 stays | $47,688 | $18,454 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · 13 stays | $47,936 | $21,463 |
| Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ · 13 stays | $50,064 | $20,956 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN · 18 stays | $53,901 | $21,009 |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · 13 stays | $54,050 | $30,988 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc Tulsa, OK · 14 stays | $55,551 | $13,529 |
| Reading Hospital West Reading, PA · 13 stays | $56,524 | $20,499 |
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.