Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 561 · Inpatient stay · 9 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $27,255
Typical charge
$31,997
Dearest quarter
over $41,178
Actually paid
$20,343
The middle U.S. hospital bills $31,997 for Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $20,343 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 without Complications/mcc 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 | 6 | $30,585 | $22,421 – $41,178 |
Where Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surgeons Choice Medical Center
Southfield, MI |
$7,346 | $5,704 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$22,421 | $19,954 |
|
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$27,255 | $24,390 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$29,174 | $25,537 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$31,997 | $28,157 |
|
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute
Baltimore, MD |
$33,169 | $29,297 |
|
University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton
Easton, MD |
$41,178 | $36,766 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$61,151 | $6,429 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$66,094 | $6,849 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$66,094 | $6,849 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$61,151 | $6,429 |
|
University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton
Easton, MD |
$41,178 | $36,766 |
|
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute
Baltimore, MD |
$33,169 | $29,297 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$31,997 | $28,157 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$29,174 | $25,537 |
|
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$27,255 | $24,390 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$22,421 | $19,954 |
|
Surgeons Choice Medical Center
Southfield, MI |
$7,346 | $5,704 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without Complications/mcc?
Across 9 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Aftercare, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without Complications/mcc is $31,997. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $27,255 and the dearest quarter over $41,178.
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 without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.2x 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. $20,343 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $30,351. 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 561: “AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE 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.