Medicare Inpatient Hospitals - by Geography and Service
The Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Geography and Service dataset provides information on hospital discharges for Original Medicare Part A beneficiaries by IPPS hospitals.
Freshness
- Last posted
- Period covered
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Update frequency
- Annually
Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog.
Columns 9
| Column | What it means | Type |
|---|---|---|
Geography LevelRndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Lvl | Identifies the level of geography to which the data in the row has been aggregated. A value of 'State' indicates the data in the row is aggregated to the single state identified in the Rndrng_Prvdr_ Geo_Desc column for a given DRG. A value of 'National' indicates the data in the row is aggregated across all states for a given DRG. | string |
Rendering Provider Geography CodeRndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Cd | FIPS state code where the provider is physically located when Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Level = 'State'. The Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Code will be blank for data aggregated at the National level. | string |
Rendering Provider Geography DescriptionRndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Desc | State name where the provider is physically located when Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Level = 'State'. The Rndrng_Prvdr_Geo_Code will be blank for data aggregated at the National level. | string |
Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) DefinitionDRG_Cd | Classification system that groups similar clinical conditions (diagnoses) and the procedures furnished by the hospital during the stay. | string |
Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) DescriptionDRG_Desc | Description of the classification system (DRG) that groups similar clinical conditions (diagnoses) and the procedures furnished by the hospital during the stay. | string |
Total DischargesTot_Dschrgs | The number of discharges billed by all providers for inpatient hospital services. | number |
Average Covered ChargesAvg_Submtd_Cvrd_Chrg | The average charge of all providers' services covered by Medicare for discharges in the DRG. These will vary from hospital to hospital because of differences in hospital charge structures. | number |
Average Total PaymentsAvg_Tot_Pymt_Amt | The average total payments to all providers for the DRG including the MS-DRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Also included in average total payments are co-payment and deductible amounts that the patient is responsible for and any additional payments by third parties for coordination of benefits. | number |
Average Medicare PaymentsAvg_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt | The average amount that Medicare pays to the provider for Medicare's share of the MS-DRG. Medicare payment amounts include the MS-DRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Medicare payments DO NOT include beneficiary co-payments and deductible amounts nor any additional payments from third parties for coordination of benefits | number |
No column matches that filter.
At a glance
- Catalog
- data.cms.gov
- Publisher
- Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA)
- Rows
- 26,571
- Columns
- 9
- State column
- None found
API
Free, no key needed. This request returns the first 10 rows as JSON:
https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/2941ab09-8cee-49d8-9703-f3c5b854e388/data?size=10
Versions 12
The newest version is the one linked above. Older releases stay on the official site.
- 2024-01-01posted Apr 23, 2026
- 2023-12-01posted May 22, 2025
- 2022-12-01posted Jun 4, 2024
- 2021-12-31posted May 10, 2023
- 2020-12-23posted May 10, 2023
- 2019-12-31posted May 10, 2023
- 2018-12-31posted May 10, 2023
- 2017-12-31posted May 10, 2023
Show 4 older versions
- 2016-12-31posted May 10, 2023
- 2015-12-31posted May 10, 2023
- 2014-12-31posted May 10, 2023
- 2013-12-31posted May 10, 2023
CMS's description
The Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Geography and Service dataset provides information on hospital discharges for Original Medicare Part A beneficiaries by IPPS hospitals. This dataset contains information on the number of discharges, payments, and submitted charges organized by geography and Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group (DRG).
Methodology and other documents from CMS:
The summary at the top is the first sentence of this description. Record id cms:2941ab09-8cee-49d8-9703-f3c5b854e388. This record as JSON.