Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 202 · Inpatient stay · 534 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $29,059
Typical charge
$39,366
Dearest quarter
over $59,487
Actually paid
$9,410
The middle U.S. hospital bills $39,366 for Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $9,410 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.
Bronchitis and Asthma with 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 | 23 | $13,128 | $7,246 – $21,054 |
| Massachusetts | 30 | $19,004 | $10,634 – $51,155 |
| Virginia | 18 | $27,740 | $16,088 – $89,529 |
| Indiana | 10 | $28,833 | $18,968 – $41,800 |
| Michigan | 16 | $28,872 | $17,568 – $44,901 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $28,942 | $26,856 – $72,661 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $29,695 | $21,224 – $35,774 |
| North Carolina | 20 | $29,893 | $18,899 – $47,975 |
| Tennessee | 4 | $30,669 | $21,546 – $35,058 |
| Delaware | 4 | $31,411 | $29,186 – $34,794 |
| Alabama | 8 | $32,313 | $17,621 – $67,805 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $32,794 | $22,605 – $43,288 |
| Ohio | 17 | $33,879 | $21,347 – $61,786 |
| Connecticut | 6 | $35,125 | $30,553 – $67,508 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $35,437 | $24,516 – $51,030 |
| Missouri | 13 | $35,484 | $23,275 – $59,500 |
| Illinois | 32 | $36,788 | $22,705 – $73,681 |
| Arizona | 9 | $37,880 | $29,602 – $85,519 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $38,773 | $25,455 – $45,159 |
| Texas | 28 | $44,564 | $28,165 – $111,822 |
| Georgia | 16 | $44,775 | $24,582 – $67,336 |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | $45,534 | $24,063 – $138,216 |
| Florida | 59 | $48,029 | $28,645 – $121,384 |
| New York | 38 | $55,720 | $20,549 – $121,416 |
| Colorado | 3 | $56,512 | $55,717 – $65,563 |
| California | 54 | $69,000 | $32,626 – $167,991 |
| New Jersey | 33 | $72,288 | $42,042 – $109,967 |
| Nevada | 3 | $92,955 | $41,120 – $139,424 |
Where Bronchitis and Asthma with 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$7,246 | $6,738 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$8,625 | $8,070 |
|
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Danville, AR |
$8,961 | $7,531 |
|
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD |
$10,176 | $9,041 |
|
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc
Lanham, MD |
$10,263 | $9,626 |
|
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Brockton, MA |
$10,634 | $8,406 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$10,824 | $10,067 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$10,866 | $9,546 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$11,603 | $8,351 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$11,881 | $10,882 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$12,114 | $10,804 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$12,122 | $10,874 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$167,991 | $18,279 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$165,617 | $13,933 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$147,016 | $9,542 |
|
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$139,424 | $7,985 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$138,216 | $19,399 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$128,021 | $11,991 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$121,519 | $10,907 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$121,416 | $12,331 |
|
Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL |
$121,384 | $6,840 |
|
Memorial Hospital West
Pembroke Pines, FL |
$119,341 | $11,162 |
|
Palomar Health Downtown Campus
Escondido, CA |
$118,144 | $7,970 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX |
$111,822 | $8,952 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc?
Across 534 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc is $39,366. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $29,059 and the dearest quarter over $59,487.
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 Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.2x 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. $9,410 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $48,299. 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 202: “BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH 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.