Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 115 · Inpatient stay · 3 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $45,357
Typical charge
$45,506
Dearest quarter
over $61,403
Actually paid
$30,762
The middle U.S. hospital bills $45,506 for Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit. The dearest hospitals charge about 1.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $30,762 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.
Where Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Uab Callahan Eye Hospital Authority
Birmingham, AL |
$45,207 | $32,996 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$45,506 | $40,121 |
|
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$77,299 | $19,170 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$77,299 | $19,170 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$45,506 | $40,121 |
|
Uab Callahan Eye Hospital Authority
Birmingham, AL |
$45,207 | $32,996 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit?
Across 3 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit is $45,506. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $45,357 and the dearest quarter over $61,403.
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 Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 1.6x 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. $30,762 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $57,417. 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 115: “EXTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES EXCEPT ORBIT”. 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.