How much does Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications) cost?
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay · 1,700 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $60,913
Typical charge
$83,324
Dearest quarter
over $119,875
Actually paid
$18,267
The middle U.S. hospital bills $83,324 for Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $18,267 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 (with complications) 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 | 34 | $31,085 | $20,923 – $49,744 |
| Massachusetts | 42 | $40,189 | $27,395 – $123,931 |
| Vermont | 5 | $47,942 | $38,681 – $77,253 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | $50,440 | $39,872 – $64,512 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $53,074 | $48,739 – $60,684 |
| Montana | 8 | $54,009 | $48,998 – $67,758 |
| Arkansas | 23 | $55,246 | $28,429 – $143,882 |
| Iowa | 22 | $56,680 | $38,769 – $100,012 |
| Mississippi | 22 | $58,184 | $28,650 – $225,558 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $60,102 | $57,534 – $90,271 |
| Alabama | 32 | $60,430 | $30,801 – $236,017 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $60,598 | $50,355 – $85,654 |
| Minnesota | 24 | $62,670 | $41,322 – $126,139 |
| Maine | 10 | $62,791 | $50,993 – $71,942 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $63,010 | $46,368 – $87,523 |
| West Virginia | 14 | $63,142 | $49,681 – $100,151 |
| Delaware | 5 | $64,215 | $34,907 – $76,079 |
| Michigan | 49 | $64,428 | $36,353 – $123,283 |
| Utah | 10 | $65,560 | $42,040 – $127,441 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | $66,907 | $44,130 – $129,229 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $67,468 | $48,954 – $193,032 |
| Missouri | 40 | $68,957 | $38,378 – $232,803 |
| Kansas | 20 | $69,124 | $33,547 – $200,636 |
| Ohio | 66 | $70,515 | $32,503 – $163,670 |
| Oregon | 17 | $70,931 | $48,063 – $146,526 |
| Connecticut | 20 | $71,006 | $51,878 – $103,354 |
| Virginia | 44 | $71,800 | $42,580 – $301,066 |
| Nebraska | 17 | $72,117 | $52,455 – $98,936 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | $73,372 | $37,014 – $271,905 |
| North Carolina | 52 | $73,548 | $26,013 – $136,913 |
| Kentucky | 27 | $77,335 | $39,133 – $128,530 |
| Indiana | 42 | $80,000 | $45,435 – $158,865 |
| South Carolina | 33 | $80,702 | $49,158 – $211,308 |
| Louisiana | 27 | $81,385 | $42,887 – $195,713 |
| Tennessee | 41 | $83,230 | $35,640 – $249,450 |
| Idaho | 10 | $83,353 | $47,846 – $186,792 |
| Pennsylvania | 70 | $85,651 | $27,726 – $234,600 |
| New York | 86 | $86,330 | $37,058 – $260,870 |
| Illinois | 64 | $87,350 | $43,342 – $275,804 |
| Arizona | 35 | $92,165 | $17,821 – $324,843 |
| Washington | 39 | $97,549 | $45,315 – $131,142 |
| Georgia | 52 | $99,515 | $47,139 – $217,947 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $105,386 | $68,824 – $192,396 |
| New Jersey | 46 | $107,655 | $67,300 – $514,378 |
| New Mexico | 9 | $111,508 | $47,283 – $262,299 |
| Texas | 120 | $112,001 | $39,510 – $390,826 |
| Colorado | 23 | $119,131 | $71,437 – $278,232 |
| Alaska | 6 | $119,274 | $85,372 – $224,906 |
| California | 150 | $135,803 | $55,563 – $434,926 |
| Florida | 123 | $136,252 | $60,803 – $331,299 |
| Nevada | 14 | $179,486 | $53,620 – $258,569 |
Where Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Tuba City, AZ |
$17,821 | $24,795 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$20,923 | $18,709 |
|
University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton
Easton, MD |
$21,811 | $19,599 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$22,532 | $19,978 |
|
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD |
$22,771 | $20,172 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$23,701 | $21,467 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$23,928 | $21,700 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$24,109 | $22,304 |
|
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring, MD |
$24,417 | $21,949 |
|
Northern Regional Hospital
Mount Airy, NC |
$26,013 | $14,581 |
|
Calverthealth Medical Center
Prince Frederick, MD |
$26,726 | $24,049 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$27,180 | $25,202 |
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 Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$514,378 | $22,141 |
|
Regional Medical Center Of San Jose
San Jose, CA |
$434,926 | $25,009 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest
Houston, TX |
$390,826 | $19,633 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$346,963 | $26,289 |
|
Hca Florida Kendall Hospital
Miami, FL |
$331,299 | $20,209 |
|
Medical City Arlington
Arlington, TX |
$330,893 | $19,940 |
|
South Texas Health System
Edinburg, TX |
$330,208 | $18,145 |
|
St Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ |
$324,843 | $16,101 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$324,522 | $22,634 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$322,778 | $22,825 |
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$321,814 | $24,654 |
|
Emanuel Medical Center
Turlock, CA |
$311,823 | $21,168 |
Questions people ask
How much does Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications) cost in the United States?
Across 1,700 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications) is $83,324. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $60,913 and the dearest quarter over $119,875.
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 (with complications), 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. $18,267 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $101,431. 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 481: “HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC”. 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.