Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 553 · Inpatient stay · 9 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $55,546
Typical charge
$84,149
Dearest quarter
over $113,843
Actually paid
$17,052
The middle U.S. hospital bills $84,149 for Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $17,052 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.
Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with Major 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | $113,843 | $84,149 – $181,009 |
Where Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with Major Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Los Angeles Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA |
$34,228 | $14,351 |
|
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood
Hollywood, CA |
$47,025 | $14,160 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$55,546 | $12,129 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$77,020 | $10,400 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$84,149 | $18,577 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$102,468 | $19,003 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$113,843 | $18,807 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$125,055 | $25,546 |
|
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY |
$181,009 | $20,491 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY |
$181,009 | $20,491 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$125,055 | $25,546 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$113,843 | $18,807 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$102,468 | $19,003 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$84,149 | $18,577 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$77,020 | $10,400 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$55,546 | $12,129 |
|
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood
Hollywood, CA |
$47,025 | $14,160 |
|
Los Angeles Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA |
$34,228 | $14,351 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with Major Complications?
Across 9 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with Major Complications is $84,149. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $55,546 and the dearest quarter over $113,843.
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 Bone Diseases and Arthropathies with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.1x 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. $17,052 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $84,843. 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 553: “BONE DISEASES AND ARTHROPATHIES 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.