Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 073 · Inpatient stay · 59 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $46,613
Typical charge
$64,792
Dearest quarter
over $118,169
Actually paid
$18,616
The middle U.S. hospital bills $64,792 for Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 5.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $18,616 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.
Cranial and Peripheral Nerve 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 3 | $34,015 | $32,293 – $37,671 |
| Illinois | 3 | $47,880 | $35,505 – $74,163 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $53,197 | $42,234 – $91,137 |
| Florida | 3 | $69,496 | $58,458 – $118,051 |
| California | 16 | $78,920 | $34,309 – $369,907 |
| Texas | 4 | $107,166 | $53,428 – $138,047 |
| New York | 3 | $166,761 | $115,739 – $199,124 |
Where Cranial and Peripheral Nerve 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$10,601 | $9,511 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$23,099 | $21,387 |
|
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Fayetteville, NC |
$30,588 | $11,677 |
|
Garden City Hospital
Garden City, MI |
$32,293 | $13,783 |
|
Lake Huron Medical Center
Port Huron, MI |
$34,015 | $10,470 |
|
Sherman Oaks Hospital
Sherman Oaks, CA |
$34,309 | $15,715 |
|
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, CA |
$34,571 | $16,937 |
|
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago, IL |
$35,505 | $12,219 |
|
Beaumont Hospital, Troy
Troy, MI |
$37,671 | $11,717 |
|
Encino Hospital Medical Center
Encino, CA |
$38,821 | $14,969 |
|
North Vista Hospital
North Las Vegas, NV |
$38,872 | $14,457 |
|
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Inglewood, CA |
$39,438 | $16,334 |
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 |
$369,907 | $33,536 |
|
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA |
$323,152 | $43,968 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$206,150 | $29,193 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$200,269 | $28,759 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$199,124 | $26,331 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$185,916 | $23,426 |
|
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA |
$182,157 | $27,056 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$166,761 | $23,175 |
|
Mountainview Hospital
Las Vegas, NV |
$161,298 | $19,945 |
|
Huntington Hospital
Pasadena, CA |
$149,608 | $15,766 |
|
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH |
$146,534 | $15,122 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$138,047 | $16,809 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications?
Across 59 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications is $64,792. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $46,613 and the dearest quarter over $118,169.
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 Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 5.3x 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. $18,616 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $88,515. 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 073: “CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE 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.