How much does COPD (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 192 · Inpatient stay · 22 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $12,878
Typical charge
$22,192
Dearest quarter
over $36,800
Actually paid
$6,396
The middle U.S. hospital bills $22,192 for COPD (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 6.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $6,396 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.
COPD (uncomplicated) cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 5 | $12,264 | $10,549 – $17,713 |
| New York | 3 | $37,892 | $20,473 – $39,457 |
Where COPD (uncomplicated) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Evergreen Medical Center
Evergreen, AL |
$7,329 | $5,638 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$7,759 | $7,194 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$7,894 | $7,204 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$10,549 | $6,104 |
|
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA |
$11,365 | $5,434 |
|
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA |
$12,264 | $6,193 |
|
Monroe County Medical Center
Tompkinsville, KY |
$14,721 | $4,855 |
|
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA |
$14,786 | $5,604 |
|
Hunt Regional Medical Center
Greenville, TX |
$17,184 | $5,987 |
|
North Shore Medical Center -
Salem, MA |
$17,713 | $7,164 |
|
Wynn Hospital
Utica, NY |
$20,473 | $6,383 |
|
Conway Medical Center
Conway, SC |
$23,912 | $6,157 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Community Medical Center
Toms River, NJ |
$58,925 | $5,755 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$56,978 | $6,542 |
|
Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA |
$52,940 | $7,077 |
|
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ |
$52,803 | $5,843 |
|
St John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY |
$39,457 | $7,509 |
|
St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore
Far Rockaway, NY |
$37,892 | $12,009 |
|
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH |
$33,525 | $6,476 |
|
Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph
Saint Joseph, MO |
$25,964 | $5,903 |
|
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital
Stuart, FL |
$24,598 | $4,419 |
|
Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital
Pinehurst, NC |
$24,493 | $5,265 |
|
Conway Medical Center
Conway, SC |
$23,912 | $6,157 |
|
Wynn Hospital
Utica, NY |
$20,473 | $6,383 |
Questions people ask
How much does COPD (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 22 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for COPD (uncomplicated) is $22,192. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $12,878 and the dearest quarter over $36,800.
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 COPD (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 6.5x 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. $6,396 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $24,967. 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 192: “CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE 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.