How much does Diabetes (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 639 · Inpatient stay · 12 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $20,511
Typical charge
$27,620
Dearest quarter
over $41,108
Actually paid
$7,331
The middle U.S. hospital bills $27,620 for Diabetes (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $7,331 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.
Diabetes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3 | $35,339 | $26,802 – $47,768 |
Where Diabetes (uncomplicated) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$12,031 | $5,133 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$17,970 | $4,740 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$19,536 | $6,913 |
|
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC |
$20,835 | $6,092 |
|
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg, PA |
$25,057 | $6,137 |
|
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls, TX |
$26,802 | $6,073 |
|
St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore
Far Rockaway, NY |
$28,437 | $11,558 |
|
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital
Sugar Land, TX |
$35,339 | $5,042 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$38,889 | $6,914 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$47,768 | $5,854 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$59,005 | $9,093 |
|
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
San Francisco, CA |
$94,493 | $14,422 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
San Francisco, CA |
$94,493 | $14,422 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$59,005 | $9,093 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$47,768 | $5,854 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$38,889 | $6,914 |
|
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital
Sugar Land, TX |
$35,339 | $5,042 |
|
St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore
Far Rockaway, NY |
$28,437 | $11,558 |
|
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls, TX |
$26,802 | $6,073 |
|
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg, PA |
$25,057 | $6,137 |
|
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC |
$20,835 | $6,092 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$19,536 | $6,913 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$17,970 | $4,740 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$12,031 | $5,133 |
Questions people ask
How much does Diabetes (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 12 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Diabetes (uncomplicated) is $27,620. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $20,511 and the dearest quarter over $41,108.
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 Diabetes (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.2x 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. $7,331 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $34,689. 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 639: “DIABETES 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.