Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 440 · Inpatient stay · 18 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $24,178
Typical charge
$37,764
Dearest quarter
over $45,214
Actually paid
$6,256
The middle U.S. hospital bills $37,764 for Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $6,256 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 without Complications/mcc cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 4 | $39,880 | $33,174 – $67,642 |
Where Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$6,075 | $5,291 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$15,050 | $7,446 |
|
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA |
$17,277 | $5,950 |
|
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, OH |
$17,405 | $5,247 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$23,409 | $5,097 |
|
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames, IA |
$26,485 | $4,160 |
|
Beebe Medical Center
Lewes, DE |
$27,931 | $6,048 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice
North Venice, FL |
$33,174 | $4,138 |
|
Christus Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler, TX |
$35,944 | $5,493 |
|
Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL |
$39,583 | $7,873 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$40,177 | $5,024 |
|
Garnet Health Medical Center
Middletown, NY |
$41,682 | $10,178 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$70,149 | $6,102 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$67,642 | $6,289 |
|
Enloe Health
Chico, CA |
$52,991 | $6,104 |
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$52,753 | $8,910 |
|
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ |
$46,335 | $4,556 |
|
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN |
$41,849 | $8,706 |
|
Garnet Health Medical Center
Middletown, NY |
$41,682 | $10,178 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$40,177 | $5,024 |
|
Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL |
$39,583 | $7,873 |
|
Christus Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler, TX |
$35,944 | $5,493 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice
North Venice, FL |
$33,174 | $4,138 |
|
Beebe Medical Center
Lewes, DE |
$27,931 | $6,048 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy without Complications/mcc?
Across 18 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Disorders of Pancreas Except Malignancy without Complications/mcc is $37,764. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $24,178 and the dearest quarter over $45,214.
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 without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.5x 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. $6,256 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $37,424. 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 440: “DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY 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.