 Stroke is a major public health concern in China, resulting in high medical costs and economic burdens. This study found that the average yearly number of stroke-related outpatient visits was 1.67 and inpatient admissions was 0.79, with an average cost of 440 remedy for outpatients and 12 remedy 702 for inpatients. Tertiary hospitals were the main provider of stroke care, contributing to 94% of the total medical costs. Outpatient costs contributed to 50.6% of the average stroke-related medical costs. This article was authored by Dawei Zhu, Shersie Feng, Stephen Nicholas, and others.