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ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except cost in Washington, DC

MS-DRG 003 · 3 hospitals in Washington

Charges here run from $832,673 to $1,481,184 — a difference of $648,511 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical District of Columbia hospital charges $1,383,536.

Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$832,673 40% below the state average $248,376 57
$1,383,536 $439,839 18
$1,481,184 7% above the state average $234,694 16

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.