Amputation for Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Major — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 474 · Inpatient stay · 6 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $116,218
Typical charge
$199,331
Dearest quarter
over $294,789
Actually paid
$42,753
The middle U.S. hospital bills $199,331 for Amputation for Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Major. The dearest hospitals charge about 5.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $42,753 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 Amputation for Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Major is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, MT |
$49,202 | $27,416 |
|
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
Jackson, TN |
$98,032 | $31,576 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$170,778 | $59,447 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$227,884 | $26,531 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$317,090 | $31,566 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$447,614 | $79,985 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$447,614 | $79,985 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$317,090 | $31,566 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$227,884 | $26,531 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$170,778 | $59,447 |
|
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
Jackson, TN |
$98,032 | $31,576 |
|
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, MT |
$49,202 | $27,416 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Amputation for Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Major?
Across 6 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Amputation for Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Major is $199,331. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $116,218 and the dearest quarter over $294,789.
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 Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Major, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 5.2x 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. $42,753 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $242,441. 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 474: “AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH 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.