Lung Transplant — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 007 · Inpatient stay · 23 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $717,771
Typical charge
$941,004
Dearest quarter
over $1,335,985
Actually paid
$187,857
The middle U.S. hospital bills $941,004 for Lung Transplant. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $187,857 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.
Lung 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3 | $1,011,745 | $677,967 – $1,575,885 |
| California | 3 | $1,602,213 | $668,301 – $2,422,738 |
Where Lung Transplant is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$251,443 | $220,197 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$611,496 | $130,487 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$618,478 | $135,008 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$636,043 | $239,109 |
|
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$668,301 | $229,564 |
|
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$677,967 | $198,276 |
|
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA |
$757,575 | $207,266 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$805,404 | $243,311 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$829,205 | $151,672 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$877,982 | $189,219 |
|
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL |
$906,359 | $143,758 |
|
St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ |
$941,004 | $135,647 |
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 |
$2,422,738 | $160,759 |
|
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$1,820,546 | $158,122 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$1,602,213 | $235,355 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$1,575,885 | $202,117 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$1,386,383 | $180,171 |
|
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$1,380,345 | $264,648 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$1,291,624 | $163,857 |
|
Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
Dallas, TX |
$1,011,745 | $193,823 |
|
University Of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority
Madison, WI |
$980,408 | $177,536 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$963,241 | $173,281 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$962,281 | $187,530 |
|
St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ |
$941,004 | $135,647 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Lung Transplant?
Across 23 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Lung Transplant is $941,004. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $717,771 and the dearest quarter over $1,335,985.
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 Lung Transplant, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.6x 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. $187,857 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $1,069,597. 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 007: “LUNG 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.