Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 560 · Inpatient stay · 36 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $35,571
Typical charge
$40,871
Dearest quarter
over $74,958
Actually paid
$15,973
The middle U.S. hospital bills $40,871 for Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $15,973 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.
Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 9 | $35,476 | $26,429 – $40,896 |
| Florida | 7 | $46,717 | $38,122 – $78,306 |
| New York | 4 | $93,496 | $77,340 – $102,572 |
| California | 3 | $120,782 | $42,639 – $213,471 |
Where Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Parkwest Medical Center
Knoxville, TN |
$23,280 | $6,402 |
|
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
Dover, DE |
$24,137 | $8,682 |
|
Beaumont Hospital, Troy
Troy, MI |
$25,672 | $7,798 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$26,429 | $24,011 |
|
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH |
$29,085 | $11,288 |
|
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$30,081 | $26,746 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$30,353 | $26,770 |
|
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
Cumberland, MD |
$30,762 | $27,255 |
|
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute
Baltimore, MD |
$35,476 | $31,308 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$35,603 | $32,883 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$36,712 | $32,102 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$37,768 | $13,962 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$213,471 | $19,847 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$120,782 | $18,897 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$112,484 | $7,765 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$102,572 | $16,255 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$101,103 | $14,110 |
|
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ |
$88,453 | $8,780 |
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$85,890 | $15,635 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$78,306 | $9,092 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$77,340 | $12,589 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$74,164 | $10,474 |
|
Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge
Naples, FL |
$59,029 | $8,746 |
|
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL |
$55,966 | $10,628 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications?
Across 36 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications is $40,871. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $35,571 and the dearest quarter over $74,958.
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 Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.7x 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. $15,973 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $45,278. 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 560: “AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC”. 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.