How much does Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 480 · Inpatient stay · 970 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $86,692
Typical charge
$117,514
Dearest quarter
over $169,145
Actually paid
$25,880
The middle U.S. hospital bills $117,514 for Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $25,880 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.
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (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 | 19 | $38,428 | $25,314 – $75,476 |
| Massachusetts | 25 | $57,339 | $30,324 – $189,502 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $68,918 | $65,164 – $87,303 |
| Arkansas | 13 | $71,336 | $43,157 – $146,854 |
| Mississippi | 12 | $74,571 | $48,426 – $193,988 |
| Iowa | 13 | $75,262 | $53,047 – $131,533 |
| West Virginia | 8 | $81,867 | $58,245 – $145,438 |
| Michigan | 28 | $84,114 | $54,505 – $163,614 |
| Montana | 6 | $84,462 | $60,953 – $94,385 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | $88,446 | $52,160 – $198,296 |
| Delaware | 3 | $88,761 | $73,315 – $102,476 |
| Minnesota | 15 | $88,897 | $61,816 – $1,054,267 |
| Virginia | 26 | $89,343 | $55,359 – $359,890 |
| Maine | 3 | $89,957 | $73,314 – $100,401 |
| Missouri | 22 | $91,207 | $51,790 – $213,311 |
| Oregon | 14 | $91,882 | $69,596 – $173,390 |
| Nebraska | 9 | $91,946 | $65,595 – $127,696 |
| Connecticut | 14 | $93,323 | $76,220 – $183,798 |
| Idaho | 5 | $94,016 | $76,986 – $133,368 |
| Kansas | 10 | $94,029 | $59,049 – $279,410 |
| Tennessee | 25 | $95,596 | $36,747 – $488,719 |
| North Carolina | 24 | $96,880 | $38,702 – $176,951 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | $100,671 | $72,651 – $176,302 |
| New Mexico | 6 | $100,901 | $59,847 – $216,083 |
| Utah | 6 | $100,916 | $62,917 – $158,020 |
| Alabama | 14 | $105,957 | $61,618 – $305,887 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | $106,158 | $43,066 – $379,076 |
| Ohio | 38 | $108,514 | $59,042 – $223,800 |
| Indiana | 25 | $108,745 | $55,341 – $265,514 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $110,275 | $76,105 – $135,299 |
| Louisiana | 12 | $114,869 | $62,194 – $279,122 |
| Illinois | 45 | $116,682 | $55,994 – $235,026 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $117,901 | $43,700 – $172,483 |
| South Carolina | 18 | $119,199 | $89,010 – $297,574 |
| Washington | 26 | $124,425 | $54,335 – $197,820 |
| Arizona | 28 | $129,605 | $84,529 – $346,551 |
| New York | 42 | $133,898 | $65,631 – $280,644 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | $134,977 | $50,855 – $400,056 |
| Georgia | 26 | $143,157 | $55,072 – $326,278 |
| New Jersey | 31 | $148,021 | $102,722 – $826,128 |
| Texas | 62 | $149,464 | $68,145 – $489,045 |
| Florida | 84 | $161,931 | $72,037 – $440,603 |
| Colorado | 13 | $175,262 | $99,831 – $376,595 |
| Alaska | 3 | $181,070 | $126,266 – $236,126 |
| California | 88 | $190,095 | $88,816 – $643,144 |
| Nevada | 9 | $203,366 | $78,287 – $334,165 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $210,371 | $174,800 – $318,366 |
Where Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (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 |
$25,314 | $22,434 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$27,026 | $26,522 |
|
University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton
Easton, MD |
$28,314 | $25,315 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$29,350 | $26,214 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$30,324 | $26,664 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$30,427 | $27,357 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$31,500 | $27,557 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$35,391 | $32,687 |
|
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association
Morristown, TN |
$36,747 | $17,434 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$37,174 | $34,142 |
|
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
Cumberland, MD |
$38,234 | $34,146 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$38,428 | $34,433 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN |
$1,054,267 | $184,408 |
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$826,128 | $36,472 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$643,144 | $51,234 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$552,922 | $60,855 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$491,480 | $34,395 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$489,276 | $30,820 |
|
Medical City Arlington
Arlington, TX |
$489,045 | $22,819 |
|
Tristar Skyline Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$488,719 | $26,607 |
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$470,813 | $34,267 |
|
Hca Florida Kendall Hospital
Miami, FL |
$440,603 | $26,016 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$428,115 | $29,953 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$422,382 | $28,669 |
Questions people ask
How much does Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 970 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe) is $117,514. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $86,692 and the dearest quarter over $169,145.
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 Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (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. $25,880 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $141,996. 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 480: “HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT 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.