DRG
CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O
DRG Code: 023
Key Metrics
Total Discharges
11,156
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$47,107.05
Avg Total Payment ($)
$55,050.35
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$259,027.33
Number of Hospitals
432
Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)
Minimum
$28,067.32
25th Percentile
$37,108.71
Median
$43,254.06
75th Percentile
$51,167.25
Maximum
$125,409.38
Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges
| Rank | Hospital | Discharges | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christianacare | 84 | $47,689.01 |
| 2 | Rhode Island Hospital | 80 | $49,177.36 |
| 3 | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 71 | $44,643.08 |
| 4 | University Of Maryland Medical Center | 71 | $94,903.13 |
| 5 | Stony Brook University Hospital | 70 | $62,236.26 |
| 6 | Harborview Medical Center | 70 | $59,515.56 |
| 7 | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 67 | $51,020.49 |
| 8 | University Of Kansas Hospital | 66 | $43,725.09 |
| 9 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | 65 | $75,386.22 |
| 10 | Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | 64 | $42,974.67 |
| 11 | Brigham And Women's Hospital | 61 | $56,842.59 |
| 12 | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 60 | $40,034.92 |
| 13 | Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | 59 | $38,302.02 |
| 14 | University Of Kentucky Hospital | 58 | $43,736.71 |
| 15 | Hca Florida Ocala Hospital | 56 | $37,759.50 |
| 16 | Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 55 | $48,408.73 |
| 17 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 55 | $85,709.69 |
| 18 | Musc Medical Center | 55 | $49,102.24 |
| 19 | Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 55 | $34,792.55 |
| 20 | The Queens Medical Center | 54 | $51,293.02 |
Related Entities
Methodology
Data source: Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (DRG)
(dataset ID: inpatient-by-drg).
Vintage: 2023.
Downloaded: 2026-04-13.
Rows in source: 146,427.
Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service reports charges and payments for hospital inpatient stays by DRG (Diagnosis Related Group). Payment amounts reflect what Medicare actually paid, while covered charges are the hospital's list price before adjustments.