DRG
PLEURAL EFFUSION WITH MCC
DRG Code: 186
Key Metrics
Total Discharges
1,684
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$11,782.93
Avg Total Payment ($)
$14,706.10
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$75,029.37
Number of Hospitals
116
Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)
Minimum
$7,511.73
25th Percentile
$10,042.00
Median
$10,990.31
75th Percentile
$13,158.33
Maximum
$22,450.36
Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges
| Rank | Hospital | Discharges | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adventhealth Orlando | 38 | $10,524.21 |
| 2 | Eisenhower Medical Center | 28 | $12,837.04 |
| 3 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 28 | $9,785.46 |
| 4 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | 27 | $16,976.44 |
| 5 | Christianacare | 25 | $12,385.00 |
| 6 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 24 | $10,251.38 |
| 7 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 24 | $21,830.50 |
| 8 | Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 23 | $9,972.83 |
| 9 | Houston Methodist Hospital | 23 | $11,329.91 |
| 10 | Stony Brook University Hospital | 22 | $15,448.09 |
| 11 | Chandler Regional Medical Center | 20 | $10,369.60 |
| 12 | Yale-New Haven Hospital | 20 | $15,095.90 |
| 13 | Hartford Hospital | 18 | $13,442.83 |
| 14 | Hca Florida Citrus Hospital | 18 | $9,847.39 |
| 15 | Mayo Clinic | 18 | $9,988.56 |
| 16 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | 18 | $10,365.83 |
| 17 | Methodist Hospital | 18 | $11,017.06 |
| 18 | Mayo Clinic Hospital | 17 | $10,702.12 |
| 19 | Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 17 | $11,451.53 |
| 20 | Inova Fairfax Hospital | 17 | $10,851.24 |
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.