Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 895 · Inpatient stay · 53 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $20,140
Typical charge
$35,049
Dearest quarter
over $57,594
Actually paid
$15,212
The middle U.S. hospital bills $35,049 for Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy. The dearest hospitals charge about 10.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $15,212 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.
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4 | $10,343 | $5,823 – $20,140 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $12,460 | $8,686 – $16,663 |
| California | 5 | $32,149 | $20,439 – $46,197 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $33,917 | $23,296 – $149,462 |
| New York | 18 | $59,676 | $22,846 – $261,262 |
Where Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Elmore Community Hospital
Wetumpka, AL |
$5,823 | $12,566 |
|
Clay County Hospital
Ashland, AL |
$7,897 | $12,693 |
|
Berkshire Medical Center
Pittsfield, MA |
$8,686 | $17,032 |
|
Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus
Appleton, WI |
$11,123 | $11,968 |
|
Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Taunton, MA |
$11,484 | $12,636 |
|
Fairbanks
Indianapolis, IN |
$12,313 | $12,274 |
|
Wiregrass Medical Center
Geneva, AL |
$12,789 | $13,812 |
|
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
Brighton, MA |
$13,435 | $18,264 |
|
Turning Point Hospital
Moultrie, GA |
$14,289 | $10,294 |
|
Henry Ford Health Brighton Center For Recovery
Brighton, MI |
$15,236 | $10,230 |
|
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Louisville, KY |
$15,409 | $11,820 |
|
Adcare Hospital Of Worcester Inc
Worcester, MA |
$16,663 | $13,997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$261,262 | $29,073 |
|
Mount Sinai West
New York, NY |
$151,945 | $24,333 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$150,433 | $19,005 |
|
Heights University Hospital
Jersey City, NJ |
$149,462 | $17,856 |
|
Phelps Hospital
Sleepy Hollow, NY |
$140,913 | $18,519 |
|
Bon Secours Community Hospital
Port Jervis, NY |
$136,845 | $14,043 |
|
Nyack Hospital
Nyack, NY |
$98,120 | $13,744 |
|
St Charles Hospital
Port Jefferson, NY |
$90,867 | $14,452 |
|
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York, NY |
$85,696 | $20,903 |
|
Ogden Regional Medical Center
Ogden, UT |
$63,084 | $13,522 |
|
Sisters Of Charity Hospital
Buffalo, NY |
$61,416 | $20,977 |
|
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN |
$58,831 | $12,143 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy?
Across 53 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy is $35,049. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $20,140 and the dearest quarter over $57,594.
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 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 10.4x 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. $15,212 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $33,903. 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 895: “ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITH REHABILITATION THERAPY”. 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.