DRG
LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRG Code: 494
Key Metrics
Total Discharges
1,928
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$14,089.83
Avg Total Payment ($)
$17,570.75
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$100,320.36
Number of Hospitals
130
Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)
Minimum
$9,122.36
25th Percentile
$11,636.47
Median
$13,075.94
75th Percentile
$15,631.00
Maximum
$27,474.92
Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges
| Rank | Hospital | Discharges | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hca Florida Ocala Hospital | 35 | $11,483.34 |
| 2 | Northshore University Healthsystem Evanston Hosp | 34 | $13,361.53 |
| 3 | Christianacare | 29 | $14,365.14 |
| 4 | Erie County Medical Center | 27 | $13,650.30 |
| 5 | Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 27 | $10,879.74 |
| 6 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 25 | $11,270.16 |
| 7 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 25 | $19,002.96 |
| 8 | Hospital For Special Surgery | 25 | $16,512.64 |
| 9 | Adventhealth Orlando | 23 | $11,609.30 |
| 10 | Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Mem Health System | 22 | $11,112.45 |
| 11 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 21 | $19,692.43 |
| 12 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 21 | $19,425.43 |
| 13 | Bryan Medical Center | 21 | $9,981.71 |
| 14 | Chandler Regional Medical Center | 20 | $11,943.80 |
| 15 | Sanford Usd Medical Center | 20 | $11,938.25 |
| 16 | Harborview Medical Center | 20 | $15,659.45 |
| 17 | Palomar Health Downtown Campus | 19 | $15,393.42 |
| 18 | Ucsf Medical Center | 19 | $27,350.58 |
| 19 | Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center | 19 | $13,071.11 |
| 20 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | 19 | $21,438.00 |
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.