Depressive Neuroses — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 881 · Inpatient stay · 28 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $15,634
Typical charge
$22,025
Dearest quarter
over $40,961
Actually paid
$10,662
The middle U.S. hospital bills $22,025 for Depressive Neuroses. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $10,662 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 Depressive Neuroses is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$8,899 | $8,198 |
|
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Sandusky, OH |
$9,077 | $7,105 |
|
Providence St Vincent Medical Center
Portland, OR |
$11,028 | $9,255 |
|
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus, IN |
$11,771 | $8,651 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$13,463 | $6,391 |
|
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Louisville, KY |
$13,560 | $7,714 |
|
Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Joplin, MO |
$15,084 | $7,111 |
|
Ashtabula County Medical Center
Ashtabula, OH |
$15,817 | $7,074 |
|
Sentara Rmh Medical Center
Harrisonburg, VA |
$16,106 | $8,838 |
|
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN |
$16,112 | $8,685 |
|
Kootenai Health
Coeur D'alene, ID |
$17,313 | $7,288 |
|
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA |
$20,150 | $7,907 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Raritan Bay Medical Center
Perth Amboy, NJ |
$95,785 | $10,737 |
|
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center And Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$67,604 | $59,747 |
|
Enloe Health
Chico, CA |
$63,536 | $8,845 |
|
Univ. Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, VT |
$54,317 | $14,724 |
|
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Fairbanks, AK |
$52,762 | $14,418 |
|
Merit Health Central
Jackson, MS |
$48,440 | $9,440 |
|
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood
Hollywood, CA |
$41,136 | $9,688 |
|
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Elmer, NJ |
$40,903 | $9,151 |
|
Halifax Health Medical Center
Daytona Beach, FL |
$27,786 | $8,410 |
|
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Rutland, VT |
$27,071 | $8,317 |
|
St Josephs Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$24,604 | $7,644 |
|
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Dubuque, IA |
$23,434 | $6,380 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Depressive Neuroses?
Across 28 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Depressive Neuroses is $22,025. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $15,634 and the dearest quarter over $40,961.
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 Depressive Neuroses, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.9x 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. $10,662 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $28,476. 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 881: “DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES”. 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.