Hypertension with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 304 · Inpatient stay · 296 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $36,671
Typical charge
$49,835
Dearest quarter
over $70,643
Actually paid
$11,501
The middle U.S. hospital bills $49,835 for Hypertension with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $11,501 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.
Hypertension with Major 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 | 14 | $15,424 | $12,038 – $27,346 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $31,242 | $29,642 – $50,381 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $31,681 | $27,377 – $44,926 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $32,085 | $22,392 – $59,580 |
| Virginia | 10 | $36,390 | $19,566 – $115,632 |
| Michigan | 10 | $36,523 | $25,649 – $56,466 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $36,958 | $21,203 – $49,236 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $38,121 | $23,734 – $65,935 |
| Delaware | 3 | $40,896 | $33,777 – $44,577 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | $41,043 | $19,486 – $117,271 |
| Tennessee | 8 | $42,704 | $16,035 – $89,083 |
| Missouri | 5 | $44,333 | $26,152 – $90,799 |
| Arizona | 7 | $46,499 | $37,907 – $60,679 |
| Alabama | 3 | $47,271 | $43,418 – $67,967 |
| Indiana | 8 | $47,547 | $35,506 – $70,393 |
| Ohio | 8 | $49,180 | $20,879 – $84,225 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $50,061 | $36,031 – $80,153 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $50,160 | $30,408 – $61,926 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $50,267 | $29,721 – $94,316 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $52,292 | $35,420 – $71,871 |
| Texas | 36 | $53,092 | $25,294 – $144,275 |
| Georgia | 18 | $53,808 | $29,273 – $169,260 |
| Washington | 4 | $54,258 | $30,732 – $80,296 |
| Illinois | 11 | $56,058 | $30,339 – $73,716 |
| Florida | 29 | $65,676 | $29,420 – $125,118 |
| California | 21 | $68,236 | $35,100 – $192,368 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $69,655 | $60,517 – $124,994 |
| New Jersey | 10 | $79,447 | $29,644 – $105,994 |
| Kansas | 3 | $80,821 | $42,092 – $129,310 |
| New York | 14 | $82,070 | $20,434 – $156,308 |
| Nevada | 7 | $96,855 | $38,343 – $220,386 |
Where Hypertension with Major Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$12,038 | $11,217 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$12,631 | $11,723 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$13,051 | $12,108 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$13,806 | $12,351 |
|
Medstar Harbor Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$14,899 | $13,808 |
|
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$15,154 | $13,463 |
|
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
Cumberland, MD |
$15,346 | $13,579 |
|
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$15,501 | $13,594 |
|
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Knoxville, TN |
$16,035 | $8,266 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$16,122 | $13,704 |
|
Northwest Hospital Center
Randallstown, MD |
$18,032 | $15,695 |
|
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, MD |
$18,171 | $16,796 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$220,386 | $12,330 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$192,368 | $15,590 |
|
Henderson Hospital
Henderson, NV |
$176,984 | $11,232 |
|
Northside Hospital Cherokee
Canton, GA |
$169,260 | $11,412 |
|
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$163,106 | $10,298 |
|
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
Syracuse, NY |
$156,308 | $21,795 |
|
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial
Lodi, CA |
$155,334 | $11,962 |
|
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El Paso, TX |
$144,275 | $11,778 |
|
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA |
$131,825 | $16,326 |
|
Baptist Medical Center
San Antonio, TX |
$131,481 | $10,115 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$129,310 | $9,566 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$129,123 | $18,640 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Hypertension with Major Complications?
Across 296 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Hypertension with Major Complications is $49,835. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $36,671 and the dearest quarter over $70,643.
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 Hypertension with Major 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. $11,501 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $58,240. 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 304: “HYPERTENSION 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.