Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay · 378 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $39,168
Typical charge
$53,259
Dearest quarter
over $70,891
Actually paid
$10,461
The middle U.S. hospital bills $53,259 for Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $10,461 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.
Extracranial Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 8 | $17,395 | $11,254 – $41,722 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $34,863 | $25,911 – $34,930 |
| Virginia | 9 | $37,056 | $22,386 – $76,326 |
| Arkansas | 8 | $37,538 | $18,473 – $120,819 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | $38,042 | $22,527 – $86,732 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $38,777 | $23,994 – $51,011 |
| Louisiana | 8 | $39,681 | $28,752 – $181,891 |
| Iowa | 6 | $39,719 | $23,411 – $68,060 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $40,140 | $33,701 – $55,961 |
| Kansas | 7 | $42,410 | $13,140 – $69,810 |
| Montana | 3 | $43,393 | $30,496 – $48,376 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $43,430 | $22,956 – $70,189 |
| Indiana | 10 | $43,609 | $34,923 – $90,460 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $43,705 | $34,928 – $64,812 |
| North Carolina | 18 | $47,075 | $22,638 – $99,079 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $48,715 | $47,493 – $54,371 |
| Tennessee | 9 | $49,347 | $28,637 – $79,062 |
| Missouri | 12 | $49,695 | $29,800 – $133,423 |
| Alabama | 11 | $50,632 | $14,508 – $166,320 |
| Oregon | 4 | $51,296 | $43,725 – $60,790 |
| Illinois | 12 | $51,911 | $25,094 – $102,120 |
| Michigan | 11 | $53,097 | $28,455 – $64,321 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $54,144 | $33,688 – $69,502 |
| West Virginia | 4 | $56,872 | $30,459 – $86,694 |
| Texas | 27 | $57,200 | $31,635 – $182,108 |
| New York | 15 | $57,819 | $17,416 – $156,271 |
| New Jersey | 14 | $57,837 | $36,634 – $188,564 |
| Georgia | 12 | $60,216 | $37,890 – $123,836 |
| Ohio | 13 | $60,287 | $24,765 – $94,853 |
| Washington | 7 | $63,350 | $58,863 – $120,451 |
| Arizona | 10 | $64,705 | $39,943 – $181,841 |
| Florida | 27 | $67,163 | $37,446 – $179,979 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $68,218 | $57,280 – $99,568 |
| Nevada | 4 | $68,579 | $38,048 – $104,616 |
| Colorado | 3 | $69,033 | $68,738 – $85,626 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $69,473 | $68,199 – $90,933 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $77,580 | $16,316 – $161,155 |
| California | 16 | $80,553 | $39,700 – $175,647 |
Where Extracranial Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$11,254 | $10,452 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$11,506 | $10,655 |
|
Kansas Heart Hospital
Wichita, KS |
$13,140 | $7,198 |
|
Marshall Medical Centers
Boaz, AL |
$14,508 | $9,074 |
|
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$16,183 | $14,336 |
|
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois, PA |
$16,316 | $8,467 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$16,507 | $14,918 |
|
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, NY |
$17,416 | $16,607 |
|
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority
Opelika, AL |
$17,428 | $8,453 |
|
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$18,283 | $16,074 |
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital, Llc
Little Rock, AR |
$18,473 | $7,193 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$19,955 | $7,875 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$188,564 | $11,091 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX |
$182,108 | $11,108 |
|
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, LA |
$181,891 | $9,795 |
|
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
Bullhead City, AZ |
$181,841 | $8,690 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$179,979 | $9,608 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$175,647 | $15,468 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$166,320 | $7,736 |
|
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA |
$161,155 | $11,342 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$160,423 | $10,277 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$156,271 | $18,978 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$155,659 | $15,058 |
|
Woodland Heights Medical Center
Lufkin, TX |
$154,724 | $8,497 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc?
Across 378 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc is $53,259. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $39,168 and the dearest quarter over $70,891.
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 Extracranial Procedures 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. $10,461 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $59,351. 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 039: “EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES 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.