How much does COPD (with complications) cost?
MS-DRG 191 · Inpatient stay · 583 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $24,387
Typical charge
$33,291
Dearest quarter
over $49,512
Actually paid
$8,299
The middle U.S. hospital bills $33,291 for COPD (with complications). The dearest hospitals charge about 4.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $8,299 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 (with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 24 | $12,800 | $9,154 – $22,663 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | $17,875 | $10,273 – $45,567 |
| Iowa | 4 | $20,738 | $16,828 – $23,526 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $22,127 | $20,040 – $28,326 |
| West Virginia | 7 | $25,100 | $19,995 – $36,004 |
| Michigan | 24 | $25,666 | $17,974 – $40,250 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $27,088 | $26,471 – $30,746 |
| Alabama | 9 | $27,097 | $22,258 – $62,031 |
| Virginia | 15 | $27,601 | $16,840 – $72,528 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $27,653 | $22,993 – $34,556 |
| North Carolina | 30 | $27,741 | $16,169 – $43,799 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $28,298 | $22,589 – $64,809 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $28,644 | $18,110 – $38,220 |
| Missouri | 21 | $28,755 | $20,380 – $64,891 |
| Delaware | 4 | $28,939 | $27,191 – $30,776 |
| Indiana | 15 | $29,310 | $22,794 – $36,723 |
| Ohio | 24 | $29,407 | $11,126 – $59,498 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $29,429 | $11,246 – $34,790 |
| Kentucky | 11 | $30,517 | $17,161 – $39,908 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $32,077 | $22,488 – $62,076 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $32,398 | $18,978 – $49,514 |
| Illinois | 34 | $34,484 | $18,366 – $64,605 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $34,782 | $22,723 – $55,367 |
| Connecticut | 7 | $34,964 | $19,651 – $41,809 |
| Georgia | 10 | $38,207 | $17,044 – $59,618 |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | $39,453 | $23,163 – $102,554 |
| Texas | 20 | $43,760 | $26,674 – $82,065 |
| Arizona | 9 | $45,749 | $26,227 – $69,429 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $45,779 | $18,344 – $107,287 |
| New York | 41 | $46,800 | $16,396 – $103,459 |
| Florida | 64 | $49,320 | $25,350 – $107,874 |
| New Jersey | 34 | $60,532 | $30,983 – $119,774 |
| California | 37 | $69,927 | $25,262 – $165,624 |
Where COPD (with complications) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton
Easton, MD |
$9,154 | $8,209 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$9,345 | $8,691 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$9,706 | $8,988 |
|
Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Taunton, MA |
$10,273 | $7,207 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$10,335 | $9,571 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$10,891 | $9,889 |
|
Wooster Community Hospital
Wooster, OH |
$11,126 | $6,010 |
|
Baxter Health
Mountain Home, AR |
$11,246 | $5,451 |
|
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD |
$11,319 | $10,067 |
|
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc
Lanham, MD |
$11,586 | $10,728 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$11,829 | $10,788 |
|
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA |
$11,857 | $8,849 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$165,624 | $9,593 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$151,386 | $16,088 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$148,283 | $11,976 |
|
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$122,738 | $9,235 |
|
Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA |
$120,714 | $9,096 |
|
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$119,774 | $10,178 |
|
Henderson Hospital
Henderson, NV |
$111,909 | $7,738 |
|
Uci Health - Fountain Valley
Fountain Valley, CA |
$108,911 | $9,313 |
|
Memorial Hospital West
Pembroke Pines, FL |
$107,874 | $8,867 |
|
Alliancehealth Durant
Durant, OK |
$107,287 | $6,373 |
|
Hca Florida Trinity Hospital
Trinity, FL |
$105,048 | $8,227 |
|
El Camino Health
Mountain View, CA |
$103,754 | $9,766 |
Questions people ask
How much does COPD (with complications) cost in the United States?
Across 583 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for COPD (with complications) is $33,291. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $24,387 and the dearest quarter over $49,512.
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 (with complications), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.0x 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. $8,299 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $39,874. 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 191: “CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC”. 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.