Disorders of the Biliary Tract without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 446 · Inpatient stay · 36 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $35,354
Typical charge
$45,493
Dearest quarter
over $61,771
Actually paid
$7,664
The middle U.S. hospital bills $45,493 for Disorders of the Biliary Tract without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $7,664 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 the Biliary Tract 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4 | $22,448 | $14,427 – $47,246 |
| Florida | 5 | $82,788 | $43,734 – $88,653 |
Where Disorders of the Biliary Tract 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$14,427 | $8,797 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
Plymouth, MA |
$19,737 | $6,806 |
|
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque, NM |
$25,001 | $6,361 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$25,159 | $9,505 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$25,571 | $7,036 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$25,912 | $8,135 |
|
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc
Morgantown, WV |
$26,612 | $7,996 |
|
Northwest Community Hospital 1
Arlington Heights, IL |
$27,358 | $6,145 |
|
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Saint Louis, MO |
$34,622 | $6,230 |
|
Spartanburg Medical Center
Spartanburg, SC |
$35,598 | $7,605 |
|
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
Murfreesboro, TN |
$36,371 | $6,946 |
|
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center
Sun City West, AZ |
$37,904 | $6,968 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY |
$93,710 | $10,400 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$93,231 | $7,945 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$88,653 | $7,098 |
|
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL |
$87,557 | $8,823 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$82,788 | $8,691 |
|
Uch-Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, CO |
$70,269 | $6,576 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$65,406 | $7,292 |
|
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ |
$63,767 | $7,572 |
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$63,736 | $11,618 |
|
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Des Moines, IA |
$61,116 | $6,461 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$58,102 | $6,404 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$56,520 | $7,351 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Disorders of the Biliary Tract without Complications/mcc?
Across 36 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Disorders of the Biliary Tract without Complications/mcc is $45,493. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $35,354 and the dearest quarter over $61,771.
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 the Biliary Tract without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $7,664 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $49,237. 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 446: “DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT 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.