Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 439 · Inpatient stay · 387 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $27,292
Typical charge
$35,922
Dearest quarter
over $54,771
Actually paid
$8,885
The middle U.S. hospital bills $35,922 for Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $8,885 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 Pancreas Except Malignancy 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 | 17 | $13,154 | $9,229 – $19,003 |
| Massachusetts | 17 | $19,452 | $11,678 – $61,025 |
| Oregon | 3 | $23,648 | $21,738 – $29,848 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $24,048 | $23,009 – $30,222 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $24,696 | $12,519 – $32,166 |
| Ohio | 11 | $24,848 | $19,561 – $52,355 |
| Iowa | 4 | $25,637 | $17,667 – $41,650 |
| Minnesota | 9 | $27,423 | $18,602 – $71,971 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $28,409 | $28,005 – $33,778 |
| Michigan | 12 | $29,873 | $18,645 – $54,294 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $30,556 | $28,066 – $67,385 |
| Tennessee | 13 | $30,798 | $14,193 – $71,412 |
| Virginia | 13 | $30,961 | $15,269 – $115,310 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $31,626 | $21,380 – $49,507 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $31,712 | $15,196 – $54,973 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $31,718 | $28,669 – $50,077 |
| Missouri | 8 | $32,405 | $22,204 – $93,353 |
| North Carolina | 13 | $32,665 | $21,586 – $52,667 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $33,931 | $20,995 – $55,852 |
| Indiana | 16 | $34,530 | $16,102 – $75,684 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $34,564 | $29,010 – $42,637 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $35,212 | $30,033 – $41,799 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $35,456 | $23,051 – $71,195 |
| Arizona | 7 | $36,511 | $28,221 – $62,455 |
| Illinois | 15 | $38,591 | $20,469 – $54,545 |
| Georgia | 7 | $39,611 | $29,644 – $44,291 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $40,572 | $25,820 – $44,708 |
| Washington | 6 | $41,436 | $29,453 – $50,433 |
| Florida | 36 | $43,705 | $23,289 – $120,032 |
| Kansas | 3 | $46,041 | $23,605 – $74,804 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | $46,276 | $21,737 – $100,493 |
| Texas | 21 | $49,313 | $21,416 – $125,996 |
| Alabama | 6 | $51,486 | $32,398 – $73,565 |
| New York | 20 | $62,242 | $14,881 – $126,421 |
| New Jersey | 17 | $64,550 | $40,519 – $91,341 |
| California | 30 | $65,368 | $38,952 – $180,648 |
| Nevada | 3 | $111,153 | $27,501 – $141,412 |
Where Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$9,229 | $8,208 |
|
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD |
$9,792 | $8,746 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$9,965 | $9,098 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$10,123 | $9,144 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$10,414 | $9,321 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$10,510 | $9,744 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$11,426 | $10,314 |
|
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA |
$11,678 | $7,968 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$12,146 | $10,897 |
|
Melrosewakefield Healthcare
Melrose, MA |
$12,378 | $7,776 |
|
White River Medical Center
Batesville, AR |
$12,519 | $6,766 |
|
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA |
$12,532 | $7,201 |
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 |
$180,648 | $15,797 |
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$154,117 | $10,596 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$149,776 | $11,809 |
|
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$141,412 | $8,559 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$126,421 | $16,401 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$125,996 | $6,577 |
|
Memorial Hospital West
Pembroke Pines, FL |
$120,032 | $9,110 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$115,310 | $6,603 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$111,153 | $9,095 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$108,872 | $7,537 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$107,347 | $17,068 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$104,935 | $14,379 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications?
Across 387 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy with Complications is $35,922. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $27,292 and the dearest quarter over $54,771.
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 Pancreas Except Malignancy 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. $8,885 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $44,940. 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 439: “DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY 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.