Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 240 · Inpatient stay · 58 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $77,292
Typical charge
$120,587
Dearest quarter
over $153,780
Actually paid
$28,268
The middle U.S. hospital bills $120,587 for Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $28,268 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.
Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3 | $72,780 | $62,434 – $76,913 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $74,701 | $42,768 – $122,772 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $87,932 | $76,262 – $148,735 |
| Florida | 3 | $109,520 | $92,880 – $196,441 |
| California | 4 | $131,099 | $87,347 – $220,797 |
| Texas | 4 | $159,109 | $146,593 – $210,612 |
| New York | 6 | $184,680 | $86,842 – $241,043 |
Where Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$40,237 | $35,168 |
|
Mymichigan Medical Center Midland
Midland, MI |
$40,482 | $23,771 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$42,768 | $22,004 |
|
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse, WI |
$47,061 | $21,615 |
|
Rex Hospital
Raleigh, NC |
$51,488 | $18,152 |
|
Carolina East Medical Center
New Bern, NC |
$60,270 | $24,906 |
|
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville, SC |
$62,434 | $19,960 |
|
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, VA |
$64,718 | $20,479 |
|
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Jackson, MS |
$69,180 | $16,032 |
|
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Springfield, MO |
$72,121 | $18,860 |
|
Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee
Florence, SC |
$72,780 | $17,470 |
|
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The
Greensboro, NC |
$73,618 | $22,750 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
Mount Holly, NJ |
$284,181 | $21,854 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$241,043 | $41,496 |
|
St Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem, PA |
$232,536 | $24,167 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$223,193 | $41,780 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$220,797 | $63,412 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$210,612 | $19,501 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$208,585 | $39,822 |
|
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC |
$201,592 | $41,413 |
|
University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$198,980 | $32,909 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$196,441 | $23,648 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$167,905 | $25,045 |
|
Christus Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler, TX |
$166,682 | $18,606 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Complications?
Across 58 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Complications is $120,587. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $77,292 and the dearest quarter over $153,780.
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 Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $28,268 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $126,789. 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 240: “AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE 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.