Complications of Treatment without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 921 · Inpatient stay · 1 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $39,790
Typical charge
$39,790
Dearest quarter
over $39,790
Actually paid
$5,609
The middle U.S. hospital bills $39,790 for Complications of Treatment without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 1.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $5,609 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 Complications of Treatment without 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$39,790 | $5,609 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$39,790 | $5,609 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Complications of Treatment without Complications/mcc?
Across 1 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Complications of Treatment without Complications/mcc is $39,790. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $39,790 and the dearest quarter over $39,790.
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 Complications of Treatment without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 1.0x 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. $5,609 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $39,790. 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 921: “COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITHOUT 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.