DRG
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC
DRG Code: 178
Key Metrics
Total Discharges
32,920
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$8,119.10
Avg Total Payment ($)
$10,217.56
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$42,075.11
Number of Hospitals
1,189
Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)
Minimum
$4,426.56
25th Percentile
$6,656.70
Median
$7,453.71
75th Percentile
$8,684.71
Maximum
$22,891.19
Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges
| Rank | Hospital | Discharges | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northshore University Healthsystem Evanston Hosp | 209 | $7,744.10 |
| 2 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 186 | $12,340.54 |
| 3 | Christianacare | 174 | $10,573.58 |
| 4 | South Shore Hospital | 173 | $7,599.08 |
| 5 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | 147 | $12,627.22 |
| 6 | Adventhealth Orlando | 143 | $6,834.27 |
| 7 | Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc | 139 | $7,774.58 |
| 8 | St Francis Hospital, Roslyn | 136 | $7,658.07 |
| 9 | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 128 | $7,897.41 |
| 10 | West Jersey Hospital | 125 | $8,145.08 |
| 11 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 124 | $11,403.05 |
| 12 | Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 113 | $6,109.81 |
| 13 | North Shore Medical Center - | 112 | $8,859.38 |
| 14 | North Shore University Hospital | 112 | $10,516.03 |
| 15 | Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 107 | $8,643.43 |
| 16 | Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 106 | $6,246.08 |
| 17 | Stony Brook University Hospital | 103 | $11,511.89 |
| 18 | Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 101 | $7,947.61 |
| 19 | Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 101 | $8,512.65 |
| 20 | Valley Hospital | 99 | $8,700.97 |
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.