Liver Transplant without Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 006 · Inpatient stay · 7 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $370,888
Typical charge
$409,616
Dearest quarter
over $465,803
Actually paid
$63,337
The middle U.S. hospital bills $409,616 for Liver Transplant without Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 1.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $63,337 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.
Where Liver Transplant without 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$335,551 | $91,698 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$352,172 | $46,999 |
|
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN |
$389,604 | $48,048 |
|
University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc
Cincinnati, OH |
$409,616 | $48,683 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ |
$434,254 | $115,194 |
|
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, UT |
$497,353 | $41,646 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$710,066 | $51,090 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$710,066 | $51,090 |
|
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, UT |
$497,353 | $41,646 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ |
$434,254 | $115,194 |
|
University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc
Cincinnati, OH |
$409,616 | $48,683 |
|
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN |
$389,604 | $48,048 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$352,172 | $46,999 |
|
University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$335,551 | $91,698 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Liver Transplant without Major Complications?
Across 7 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Liver Transplant without Major Complications is $409,616. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $370,888 and the dearest quarter over $465,803.
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 without Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 1.7x 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. $63,337 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $445,004. 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 006: “LIVER TRANSPLANT WITHOUT 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.