How much does Digestive Disorder (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay · 1,189 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $37,542
Typical charge
$51,307
Dearest quarter
over $77,809
Actually paid
$12,411
The middle U.S. hospital bills $51,307 for Digestive Disorder (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $12,411 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.
Digestive Disorder (severe) 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 | 33 | $19,487 | $11,930 – $44,770 |
| Massachusetts | 41 | $24,891 | $12,434 – $72,854 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $29,461 | $28,935 – $53,610 |
| Iowa | 11 | $32,078 | $21,819 – $58,902 |
| Mississippi | 9 | $34,079 | $25,038 – $110,640 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $34,284 | $24,153 – $60,636 |
| Montana | 5 | $34,863 | $18,209 – $45,143 |
| Michigan | 34 | $35,750 | $20,430 – $67,596 |
| Virginia | 31 | $35,922 | $20,431 – $100,136 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | $36,329 | $28,459 – $111,499 |
| Oregon | 10 | $37,005 | $25,028 – $47,242 |
| Minnesota | 15 | $38,118 | $22,939 – $87,285 |
| North Carolina | 31 | $38,522 | $22,307 – $73,933 |
| Tennessee | 23 | $39,137 | $18,837 – $90,569 |
| Louisiana | 13 | $40,551 | $27,366 – $91,788 |
| Ohio | 46 | $41,807 | $23,037 – $77,955 |
| New Mexico | 5 | $41,963 | $22,491 – $108,804 |
| Missouri | 27 | $42,030 | $25,485 – $154,057 |
| Arkansas | 15 | $42,143 | $14,881 – $74,346 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | $42,219 | $27,459 – $97,821 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $43,303 | $29,901 – $74,999 |
| Idaho | 4 | $43,611 | $33,994 – $74,972 |
| Alabama | 19 | $44,009 | $27,365 – $102,422 |
| Kentucky | 13 | $44,185 | $23,642 – $59,484 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $44,415 | $37,350 – $57,759 |
| Utah | 5 | $44,595 | $33,060 – $56,707 |
| Kansas | 11 | $44,726 | $33,869 – $118,846 |
| Indiana | 25 | $46,179 | $28,428 – $71,030 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | $46,315 | $24,093 – $62,816 |
| South Carolina | 22 | $46,414 | $26,611 – $97,667 |
| Maine | 4 | $47,297 | $39,965 – $53,153 |
| Delaware | 4 | $48,429 | $43,674 – $56,483 |
| Nebraska | 7 | $49,665 | $26,823 – $67,512 |
| Connecticut | 15 | $49,955 | $30,186 – $69,150 |
| Illinois | 52 | $50,674 | $22,357 – $81,047 |
| Washington | 25 | $50,877 | $31,402 – $100,995 |
| Georgia | 37 | $55,675 | $26,181 – $99,821 |
| Arizona | 28 | $60,735 | $36,331 – $85,013 |
| Pennsylvania | 58 | $61,131 | $24,676 – $174,405 |
| Texas | 83 | $62,055 | $29,914 – $202,699 |
| New York | 62 | $66,587 | $18,217 – $245,284 |
| Colorado | 13 | $71,233 | $55,128 – $271,278 |
| Florida | 105 | $73,681 | $31,619 – $171,516 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $77,460 | $40,453 – $124,657 |
| California | 122 | $86,074 | $28,696 – $246,452 |
| New Jersey | 42 | $86,637 | $45,206 – $250,677 |
| Nevada | 15 | $113,784 | $26,364 – $205,854 |
Where Digestive Disorder (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$11,930 | $11,352 |
|
Holy Family Hospital
Methuen, MA |
$12,434 | $11,607 |
|
Medstar Harbor Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$12,888 | $11,607 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA |
$12,946 | $10,444 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$13,515 | $12,377 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$13,838 | $12,512 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$14,460 | $13,390 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$14,690 | $13,207 |
|
Calverthealth Medical Center
Prince Frederick, MD |
$14,879 | $13,504 |
|
Baxter Health
Mountain Home, AR |
$14,881 | $8,180 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$15,975 | $11,280 |
|
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA |
$16,493 | $10,543 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO |
$271,278 | $16,536 |
|
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$250,677 | $14,930 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$246,452 | $26,058 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$245,284 | $17,506 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$236,063 | $13,760 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$229,621 | $20,383 |
|
Henderson Hospital
Henderson, NV |
$205,854 | $15,311 |
|
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, TX |
$202,699 | $12,338 |
|
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$201,343 | $12,726 |
|
Emanuel Medical Center
Turlock, CA |
$195,680 | $13,337 |
|
Sierra Medical Center
El Paso, TX |
$183,063 | $9,580 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$175,930 | $13,171 |
Questions people ask
How much does Digestive Disorder (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 1,189 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Digestive Disorder (severe) is $51,307. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $37,542 and the dearest quarter over $77,809.
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 Digestive Disorder (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.8x 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. $12,411 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $62,657. 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 391: “ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE 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.