Average traditional Medicare costs per beneficiary with breast cancer ranged from $13,811 in Vermont to $23,232 in California in 2023, according to CMS’ Mapping Medicare Disparities tool.
Total cost per beneficiary with breast cancer was highest in California, Maryland and Washington, D.C., ranging from $22,198 to $23,232. Vermont, Hawaii and Iowa had the lowest total cost per beneficiary, ranging from $13,811 to $15,929.
Principal cost was highest in Maryland at $2,767 per beneficiary, followed by California at $2,715 and Nevada at $2,703. Principal cost was lowest in Kentucky and Massachusetts at $1,452 and $1,461, respectively.
Total cost reflects all Medicare spending on beneficiaries with breast cancer, including care unrelated to the disease, while principal cost counts only claims for which breast cancer is the primary diagnosis. Read more about how CMS calculates the spending measures here.
Here is average traditional Medicare spending per beneficiary with breast cancer in 2023, by state:
| Traditional Medicare spending per beneficiary with breast cancer (2023) | ||
| State | Total cost | Principal cost |
| Alabama | $17,665 | $2,029 |
| Alaska | $19,319 | $2,461 |
| Arizona | $18,475 | $1,985 |
| Arkansas | $17,681 | $2,028 |
| California | $23,232 | $2,715 |
| Colorado | $18,764 | $2,260 |
| Connecticut | $21,222 | $1,742 |
| Delaware | $18,767 | $2,101 |
| District of Columbia | $22,198 | $2,313 |
| Florida | $19,558 | $2,105 |
| Georgia | $17,959 | $2,117 |
| Hawaii | $14,914 | $2,035 |
| Idaho | $17,125 | $1,816 |
| Illinois | $19,437 | $1,849 |
| Indiana | $18,343 | $1,815 |
| Iowa | $15,929 | $2,004 |
| Kansas | $18,231 | $2,429 |
| Kentucky | $18,312 | $1,452 |
| Louisiana | $18,760 | $1,845 |
| Maine | $17,646 | $2,137 |
| Maryland | $22,409 | $2,767 |
| Massachusetts | $19,364 | $1,461 |
| Michigan | $18,733 | $1,929 |
| Minnesota | $19,188 | $2,105 |
| Mississippi | $18,905 | $1,967 |
| Missouri | $17,646 | $1,653 |
| Montana | $17,313 | $1,672 |
| Nebraska | $18,463 | $2,525 |
| Nevada | $21,604 | $2,703 |
| New Hampshire | $17,668 | $1,521 |
| New Jersey | $21,099 | $2,330 |
| New Mexico | $17,085 | $2,295 |
| New York | $21,990 | $2,137 |
| North Carolina | $17,214 | $1,732 |
| North Dakota | $16,799 | $1,885 |
| Ohio | $17,949 | $1,794 |
| Oklahoma | $19,819 | $1,829 |
| Oregon | $17,820 | $1,884 |
| Pennsylvania | $18,105 | $2,070 |
| Rhode Island | $17,556 | $1,494 |
| South Carolina | $16,751 | $1,869 |
| South Dakota | $18,732 | $2,197 |
| Tennessee | $16,930 | $2,007 |
| Texas | $20,816 | $2,165 |
| Utah | $17,422 | $1,826 |
| Vermont | $13,811 | $1,513 |
| Virginia | $17,079 | $1,993 |
| Washington | $18,254 | $1,910 |
| West Virginia | $18,409 | $1,716 |
| Wisconsin | $17,363 | $1,678 |
| Wyoming | $19,245 | $2,157 |
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