Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 615 · Inpatient stay · 17 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $57,326
Typical charge
$69,691
Dearest quarter
over $82,383
Actually paid
$16,758
The middle U.S. hospital bills $69,691 for Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,758 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Where Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$24,829 | $22,300 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$42,866 | $15,344 |
|
Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
Dallas, TX |
$47,966 | $13,359 |
|
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
San Antonio, TX |
$54,988 | $10,074 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$57,326 | $18,064 |
|
University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$58,454 | $13,425 |
|
University Of Washington Medical Ctr
Seattle, WA |
$60,633 | $14,615 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$65,497 | $14,439 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$69,691 | $16,835 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$71,919 | $16,965 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$79,312 | $23,893 |
|
University Of Colorado Hospital Authority
Aurora, CO |
$82,202 | $16,622 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$165,888 | $19,055 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$122,903 | $17,911 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$119,006 | $23,924 |
|
Hca Florida South Tampa Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$117,334 | $12,085 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$82,383 | $15,981 |
|
University Of Colorado Hospital Authority
Aurora, CO |
$82,202 | $16,622 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$79,312 | $23,893 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$71,919 | $16,965 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$69,691 | $16,835 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$65,497 | $14,439 |
|
University Of Washington Medical Ctr
Seattle, WA |
$60,633 | $14,615 |
|
University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$58,454 | $13,425 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures without Complications/mcc?
Across 17 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures without Complications/mcc is $69,691. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $57,326 and the dearest quarter over $82,383.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.6x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $16,758 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $83,780. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 615: “ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.