Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 442 · Inpatient stay · 239 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $31,140
Typical charge
$42,122
Dearest quarter
over $58,285
Actually paid
$10,905
The middle U.S. hospital bills $42,122 for Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $10,905 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.
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis 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 | 8 | $14,481 | $10,716 – $28,017 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $24,498 | $15,495 – $49,361 |
| Massachusetts | 10 | $27,959 | $14,994 – $58,475 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $30,655 | $25,132 – $39,235 |
| Michigan | 7 | $31,665 | $23,463 – $42,247 |
| Arizona | 6 | $33,406 | $12,014 – $68,418 |
| North Carolina | 12 | $33,822 | $22,797 – $64,259 |
| Ohio | 7 | $34,177 | $27,719 – $42,298 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $34,354 | $29,959 – $46,473 |
| Tennessee | 4 | $35,094 | $25,717 – $52,001 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $36,233 | $31,571 – $44,290 |
| Iowa | 3 | $38,982 | $26,854 – $41,233 |
| Texas | 20 | $39,831 | $21,900 – $182,108 |
| Georgia | 4 | $42,264 | $39,368 – $43,814 |
| Virginia | 6 | $43,013 | $29,382 – $63,518 |
| Indiana | 4 | $43,717 | $19,301 – $49,699 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $44,000 | $25,738 – $55,980 |
| Illinois | 7 | $45,027 | $35,507 – $77,994 |
| Missouri | 8 | $45,048 | $27,162 – $63,078 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $48,198 | $21,809 – $57,759 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $48,816 | $28,886 – $49,792 |
| Kansas | 4 | $52,839 | $27,520 – $105,585 |
| Florida | 12 | $55,579 | $35,701 – $78,935 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $60,005 | $35,174 – $173,301 |
| California | 35 | $70,431 | $25,130 – $203,657 |
| New Jersey | 6 | $74,351 | $49,773 – $114,461 |
| New York | 7 | $115,838 | $30,963 – $141,026 |
Where Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$10,716 | $9,913 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$11,912 | $10,705 |
|
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
Ft. Defiance, AZ |
$12,014 | $11,727 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$12,027 | $6,324 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$12,996 | $11,979 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$14,462 | $13,225 |
|
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
Cumberland, MD |
$14,501 | $12,840 |
|
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Brockton, MA |
$14,994 | $8,227 |
|
North Mississippi Medical Center
Tupelo, MS |
$15,495 | $7,012 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$17,251 | $15,879 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$17,267 | $7,834 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$19,301 | $7,179 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$203,657 | $13,092 |
|
Baptist Medical Center
San Antonio, TX |
$182,108 | $6,763 |
|
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$173,301 | $14,243 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$167,098 | $19,255 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$143,463 | $17,875 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$141,026 | $15,672 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$126,076 | $17,377 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$122,059 | $14,896 |
|
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance, CA |
$118,895 | $9,269 |
|
Uci Health - Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos, CA |
$117,633 | $8,921 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$115,838 | $20,337 |
|
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, CA |
$115,317 | $17,335 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications?
Across 239 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications is $42,122. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $31,140 and the dearest quarter over $58,285.
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 Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications, 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. $10,905 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $52,941. 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 442: “DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS 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.