How much does HIV-Related Infection (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 974 · Inpatient stay · 23 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $126,919
Typical charge
$177,328
Dearest quarter
over $229,606
Actually paid
$46,573
The middle U.S. hospital bills $177,328 for HIV-Related Infection (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 4.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $46,573 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.
HIV-Related Infection (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 3 | $177,328 | $165,898 – $188,425 |
| California | 3 | $209,111 | $170,240 – $496,786 |
| New York | 9 | $214,052 | $70,801 – $379,689 |
Where HIV-Related Infection (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$56,602 | $52,129 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$61,265 | $54,616 |
|
Bronxcare Hospital Center
Bronx, NY |
$70,801 | $49,846 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$82,361 | $26,849 |
|
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY |
$85,656 | $34,274 |
|
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA |
$119,223 | $38,662 |
|
Jacobi Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$134,615 | $60,388 |
|
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
$143,144 | $41,107 |
|
Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
Dallas, TX |
$154,712 | $75,645 |
|
Jackson Health System
Miami, FL |
$165,898 | $40,719 |
|
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
San Diego, CA |
$170,240 | $47,557 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$177,328 | $26,688 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$496,786 | $47,275 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$379,689 | $48,101 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$316,589 | $43,098 |
|
George Washington Univ Hospital
Washington, DC |
$312,023 | $41,787 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$280,358 | $57,305 |
|
Mount Sinai West
New York, NY |
$238,279 | $48,072 |
|
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX |
$220,933 | $75,479 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$214,052 | $39,091 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$209,111 | $52,540 |
|
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York, NY |
$200,314 | $41,345 |
|
Broward Health North
Deerfield Beach, FL |
$188,425 | $28,595 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$177,328 | $26,688 |
Questions people ask
How much does HIV-Related Infection (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 23 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for HIV-Related Infection (severe) is $177,328. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $126,919 and the dearest quarter over $229,606.
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 HIV-Related Infection (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.3x 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. $46,573 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $220,691. 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 974: “HIV WITH MAJOR RELATED CONDITION 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.