How much does Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 482 · Inpatient stay · 407 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $48,943
Typical charge
$68,536
Dearest quarter
over $95,914
Actually paid
$14,251
The middle U.S. hospital bills $68,536 for Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $14,251 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 (uncomplicated) 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 | 15 | $22,737 | $15,346 – $39,719 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | $33,284 | $22,739 – $87,143 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $35,101 | $22,051 – $74,919 |
| Michigan | 4 | $41,475 | $33,275 – $61,928 |
| Iowa | 3 | $43,358 | $36,628 – $66,587 |
| Mississippi | 9 | $46,181 | $36,913 – $142,849 |
| Kansas | 3 | $47,375 | $38,622 – $159,439 |
| Montana | 3 | $47,699 | $34,318 – $48,799 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $48,721 | $34,399 – $121,531 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $53,503 | $46,847 – $89,727 |
| Alabama | 10 | $53,515 | $26,768 – $212,245 |
| Ohio | 3 | $54,514 | $37,778 – $76,859 |
| Delaware | 3 | $55,758 | $46,968 – $62,179 |
| Tennessee | 10 | $55,864 | $39,736 – $111,699 |
| Oregon | 3 | $56,849 | $50,666 – $66,188 |
| Indiana | 9 | $59,675 | $42,819 – $127,438 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $59,953 | $51,574 – $68,296 |
| Missouri | 10 | $60,056 | $29,150 – $117,451 |
| Illinois | 9 | $61,874 | $37,135 – $84,585 |
| Kentucky | 6 | $62,968 | $47,762 – $100,973 |
| South Carolina | 12 | $63,083 | $42,071 – $168,452 |
| Louisiana | 10 | $64,974 | $41,186 – $168,517 |
| North Carolina | 10 | $66,578 | $26,513 – $93,545 |
| Arizona | 17 | $67,991 | $45,326 – $151,190 |
| Idaho | 3 | $71,629 | $47,698 – $98,880 |
| Virginia | 13 | $71,709 | $32,987 – $237,550 |
| Georgia | 8 | $72,235 | $55,137 – $107,454 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $76,246 | $49,919 – $81,072 |
| Washington | 6 | $77,565 | $69,940 – $103,153 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $80,277 | $23,499 – $213,411 |
| Florida | 42 | $81,657 | $53,274 – $205,461 |
| Texas | 41 | $85,387 | $35,966 – $229,515 |
| New Jersey | 10 | $86,364 | $47,857 – $138,081 |
| New York | 18 | $91,428 | $34,209 – $157,261 |
| California | 43 | $101,763 | $54,722 – $270,205 |
| Nevada | 5 | $129,200 | $45,893 – $152,818 |
Where Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$15,346 | $14,341 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$17,446 | $16,186 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$18,794 | $16,935 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$19,133 | $17,309 |
|
University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton
Easton, MD |
$19,512 | $17,455 |
|
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD |
$21,778 | $19,459 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$21,857 | $20,338 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$22,051 | $10,759 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$22,737 | $20,941 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$22,739 | $13,685 |
|
Mcbride Orthopedic Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK |
$23,499 | $10,686 |
|
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown, MD |
$24,741 | $23,055 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$270,205 | $18,148 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$254,749 | $19,298 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$237,550 | $10,636 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$229,515 | $14,282 |
|
Corpus Christi Medical Center,The
Corpus Christi, TX |
$228,450 | $12,787 |
|
Medical City Denton
Denton, TX |
$226,580 | $13,042 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$225,871 | $17,333 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$223,658 | $25,966 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$213,411 | $16,398 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$213,114 | $25,277 |
|
Crestwood Medical Center
Huntsville, AL |
$212,245 | $10,009 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$211,209 | $17,677 |
Questions people ask
How much does Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 407 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated) is $68,536. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $48,943 and the dearest quarter over $95,914.
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 (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.8x 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. $14,251 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $80,844. 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 482: “HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT 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.