Connective Tissue Disorders with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 545 · Inpatient stay · 52 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $87,576
Typical charge
$129,384
Dearest quarter
over $183,573
Actually paid
$32,838
The middle U.S. hospital bills $129,384 for Connective Tissue Disorders with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $32,838 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.
Connective Tissue Disorders 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 | $76,773 | $68,376 – $102,383 |
| Florida | 3 | $92,217 | $55,990 – $134,766 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $108,675 | $36,305 – $209,244 |
| New York | 8 | $186,110 | $153,857 – $288,076 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $191,038 | $156,070 – $360,504 |
| California | 4 | $301,716 | $122,777 – $581,879 |
Where Connective Tissue Disorders 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$24,079 | $21,650 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
Plymouth, MA |
$36,305 | $18,804 |
|
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque, NM |
$52,329 | $18,848 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$55,990 | $16,421 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$63,536 | $55,647 |
|
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Evanston, IL |
$68,376 | $21,565 |
|
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL |
$73,063 | $32,346 |
|
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
$75,893 | $34,978 |
|
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
Asheville, NC |
$76,625 | $19,176 |
|
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL |
$76,773 | $30,750 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$77,128 | $40,637 |
|
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA |
$81,231 | $23,560 |
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 |
$581,879 | $69,641 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$360,504 | $36,169 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$346,761 | $62,340 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$288,076 | $33,641 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$256,670 | $29,855 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$225,656 | $79,685 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$219,765 | $35,936 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$209,244 | $49,976 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$209,208 | $43,076 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$191,038 | $33,501 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$190,432 | $20,079 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$186,591 | $33,430 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Connective Tissue Disorders with Major Complications?
Across 52 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Connective Tissue Disorders with Major Complications is $129,384. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $87,576 and the dearest quarter over $183,573.
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 Connective Tissue Disorders with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.3x 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. $32,838 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $154,833. 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 545: “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.