Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 005 · Inpatient stay · 53 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $546,993
Typical charge
$714,595
Dearest quarter
over $935,165
Actually paid
$159,309
The middle U.S. hospital bills $714,595 for Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $159,309 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.
Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4 | $464,524 | $391,564 – $808,624 |
| Ohio | 4 | $624,876 | $490,000 – $695,981 |
| Texas | 3 | $660,209 | $414,832 – $1,309,160 |
| Florida | 3 | $753,092 | $410,484 – $1,139,525 |
| New York | 4 | $961,920 | $951,204 – $1,585,104 |
| California | 7 | $1,422,038 | $729,919 – $2,936,237 |
Where Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant 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 |
$330,341 | $302,510 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$391,564 | $127,936 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$397,615 | $168,749 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$410,484 | $104,261 |
|
University Health System
San Antonio, TX |
$414,832 | $140,274 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$448,897 | $137,594 |
|
Ohsu Hospital And Clinics
Portland, OR |
$449,734 | $121,045 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$484,632 | $171,829 |
|
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH |
$490,000 | $98,497 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$522,096 | $139,285 |
|
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
New Orleans, LA |
$524,545 | $115,430 |
|
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA |
$531,433 | $138,072 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$2,936,237 | $303,262 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$2,409,905 | $156,311 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$1,585,104 | $183,039 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$1,552,666 | $256,407 |
|
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$1,507,378 | $333,202 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$1,422,038 | $232,573 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$1,309,160 | $157,867 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$1,139,525 | $131,331 |
|
Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
Richmond, VA |
$1,062,005 | $197,035 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$970,510 | $199,774 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$953,330 | $114,782 |
|
Keck Hospital Of Usc
Los Angeles, CA |
$951,868 | $184,841 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant?
Across 53 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant is $714,595. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $546,993 and the dearest quarter over $935,165.
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 Liver Transplant with Major Complications or Intestinal Transplant, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.1x 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. $159,309 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $819,999. 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 005: “LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT”. 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.