Dysequilibrium — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 149 · Inpatient stay · 405 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $27,115
Typical charge
$39,259
Dearest quarter
over $60,355
Actually paid
$7,137
The middle U.S. hospital bills $39,259 for Dysequilibrium. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $7,137 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.
Dysequilibrium 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 | 13 | $10,048 | $7,069 – $18,815 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | $17,697 | $10,453 – $33,267 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $23,563 | $13,642 – $26,035 |
| Missouri | 10 | $24,152 | $19,353 – $76,358 |
| Michigan | 16 | $26,466 | $18,346 – $45,560 |
| Ohio | 14 | $26,688 | $18,772 – $52,435 |
| Indiana | 6 | $27,576 | $19,647 – $42,005 |
| Delaware | 3 | $27,796 | $26,085 – $34,156 |
| Minnesota | 6 | $29,194 | $25,079 – $31,410 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $32,211 | $19,997 – $45,100 |
| Washington | 5 | $32,535 | $26,735 – $37,949 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $33,076 | $25,631 – $40,451 |
| Illinois | 21 | $33,356 | $19,138 – $51,281 |
| Virginia | 18 | $33,829 | $16,294 – $64,690 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $34,511 | $32,570 – $35,504 |
| Kentucky | 4 | $34,974 | $20,829 – $43,564 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $36,208 | $25,982 – $74,660 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | $37,497 | $18,163 – $73,241 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $37,718 | $24,636 – $42,038 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $38,806 | $21,286 – $59,565 |
| Georgia | 10 | $39,060 | $23,995 – $60,355 |
| Arizona | 7 | $47,885 | $32,847 – $66,356 |
| Florida | 60 | $51,311 | $25,254 – $130,766 |
| New York | 31 | $56,842 | $19,490 – $93,921 |
| New Jersey | 25 | $57,877 | $25,467 – $110,918 |
| Texas | 22 | $60,698 | $27,115 – $107,078 |
| California | 28 | $63,419 | $28,276 – $172,052 |
| Kansas | 5 | $63,748 | $28,166 – $107,518 |
| Colorado | 4 | $84,567 | $62,209 – $102,942 |
| Nevada | 6 | $97,868 | $79,130 – $113,326 |
Where Dysequilibrium 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 |
$7,069 | $6,521 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$8,760 | $7,948 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$9,273 | $8,469 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$9,631 | $8,678 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$9,713 | $8,663 |
|
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc
Lanham, MD |
$9,846 | $9,202 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$10,048 | $9,149 |
|
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA |
$10,453 | $6,326 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$10,960 | $10,076 |
|
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Rockville, MD |
$11,531 | $10,217 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA |
$11,855 | $6,049 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$12,163 | $10,678 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$172,052 | $9,086 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$151,969 | $13,241 |
|
Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL |
$130,766 | $5,014 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$127,967 | $8,253 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$115,417 | $9,942 |
|
Hca Florida Poinciana Hospital
Kissimmee, FL |
$115,364 | $7,120 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$114,978 | $10,131 |
|
Hca Florida South Shore Hospital
Sun City Center, FL |
$113,539 | $5,076 |
|
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$113,326 | $7,145 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$111,993 | $7,531 |
|
Newton Medical Center
Newton, NJ |
$110,918 | $5,915 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$107,518 | $6,698 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Dysequilibrium?
Across 405 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Dysequilibrium is $39,259. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $27,115 and the dearest quarter over $60,355.
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 Dysequilibrium, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.1x 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. $7,137 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $47,453. 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 149: “DYSEQUILIBRIUM”. 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.