How much does Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay · 1,554 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $52,036
Typical charge
$71,092
Dearest quarter
over $103,267
Actually paid
$16,398
The middle U.S. hospital bills $71,092 for Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,398 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.
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe) 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 | 36 | $23,201 | $15,104 – $63,384 |
| Massachusetts | 39 | $37,324 | $25,255 – $117,687 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $37,350 | $33,699 – $60,127 |
| Montana | 7 | $39,440 | $30,831 – $56,876 |
| Iowa | 16 | $40,465 | $27,776 – $84,960 |
| Mississippi | 14 | $46,589 | $30,619 – $143,327 |
| Vermont | 3 | $49,138 | $41,720 – $61,039 |
| Michigan | 45 | $50,388 | $27,489 – $112,758 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | $52,182 | $30,574 – $110,443 |
| West Virginia | 14 | $52,501 | $37,334 – $100,204 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | $52,705 | $42,011 – $97,445 |
| Arkansas | 16 | $52,765 | $26,480 – $142,883 |
| Maine | 5 | $53,088 | $29,363 – $66,198 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | $53,600 | $26,507 – $140,716 |
| Utah | 9 | $54,541 | $39,187 – $101,387 |
| Minnesota | 17 | $54,928 | $40,756 – $130,075 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | $54,979 | $23,813 – $89,533 |
| North Carolina | 38 | $55,696 | $31,351 – $118,849 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $56,037 | $42,961 – $77,220 |
| Delaware | 5 | $57,700 | $22,627 – $63,939 |
| Oregon | 20 | $58,114 | $31,727 – $126,900 |
| Virginia | 41 | $58,457 | $29,186 – $154,375 |
| Louisiana | 21 | $59,876 | $26,342 – $113,797 |
| Hawaii | 7 | $60,198 | $45,249 – $76,777 |
| Idaho | 8 | $60,418 | $47,396 – $93,281 |
| Connecticut | 20 | $62,175 | $47,143 – $106,961 |
| Missouri | 33 | $62,271 | $38,246 – $143,860 |
| Indiana | 36 | $62,345 | $37,345 – $123,359 |
| Alabama | 25 | $63,230 | $31,488 – $215,519 |
| Ohio | 66 | $63,403 | $24,173 – $120,875 |
| Kentucky | 19 | $63,538 | $38,787 – $88,392 |
| South Carolina | 26 | $63,839 | $31,575 – $148,378 |
| Kansas | 16 | $65,877 | $35,726 – $189,705 |
| Tennessee | 29 | $67,144 | $26,089 – $132,982 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $68,088 | $35,504 – $75,324 |
| Illinois | 68 | $68,619 | $32,399 – $157,600 |
| Georgia | 48 | $74,299 | $38,144 – $164,638 |
| Pennsylvania | 73 | $75,244 | $24,995 – $214,198 |
| Washington | 34 | $77,780 | $35,212 – $139,155 |
| New Mexico | 8 | $78,154 | $40,964 – $161,759 |
| Arizona | 30 | $83,552 | $43,096 – $171,227 |
| Texas | 109 | $88,359 | $44,179 – $258,208 |
| New York | 81 | $89,065 | $27,454 – $257,470 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $94,686 | $65,512 – $249,542 |
| Colorado | 19 | $96,577 | $45,417 – $272,070 |
| Alaska | 6 | $98,933 | $64,052 – $120,902 |
| Florida | 120 | $103,559 | $41,411 – $255,995 |
| California | 164 | $112,056 | $46,906 – $418,308 |
| New Jersey | 50 | $124,290 | $74,527 – $461,340 |
| Nevada | 17 | $133,471 | $55,985 – $430,361 |
Where Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD |
$15,104 | $13,583 |
|
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown, MD |
$15,181 | $14,161 |
|
Union Hospital Of Cecil County
Elkton, MD |
$15,725 | $14,054 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$16,188 | $15,148 |
|
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
Cumberland, MD |
$18,348 | $16,240 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$18,382 | $16,692 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$18,542 | $17,047 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$18,741 | $16,686 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$18,944 | $17,506 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$19,265 | $17,110 |
|
University Of Md Charles Regional Medical Center
La Plata, MD |
$19,617 | $23,222 |
|
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
Germantown, MD |
$19,771 | $17,681 |
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 |
$461,340 | $15,609 |
|
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$430,361 | $18,598 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$418,308 | $22,187 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$378,372 | $39,507 |
|
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
Bayonne, NJ |
$310,867 | $21,083 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$304,423 | $22,061 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$297,079 | $33,324 |
|
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$296,952 | $17,034 |
|
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark, NJ |
$296,102 | $28,438 |
|
Uci Health - Fountain Valley
Fountain Valley, CA |
$289,742 | $21,935 |
|
Uci Health-Lakewood
Lakewood, CA |
$276,774 | $19,797 |
|
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO |
$272,070 | $14,993 |
Questions people ask
How much does Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 1,554 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe) is $71,092. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $52,036 and the dearest quarter over $103,267.
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 Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.7x 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. $16,398 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $86,993. 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 377: “GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH 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.