Major Chest Trauma with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 184 · Inpatient stay · 300 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $36,275
Typical charge
$48,882
Dearest quarter
over $73,401
Actually paid
$11,055
The middle U.S. hospital bills $48,882 for Major Chest Trauma with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $11,055 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.
Major Chest Trauma with 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 | 4 | $12,834 | $10,989 – $18,890 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | $22,957 | $16,394 – $53,538 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $28,339 | $18,797 – $36,479 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $33,194 | $30,391 – $37,917 |
| Michigan | 8 | $35,405 | $18,290 – $44,958 |
| Virginia | 15 | $36,593 | $19,756 – $114,526 |
| Missouri | 7 | $37,839 | $29,885 – $60,956 |
| Illinois | 7 | $39,786 | $22,604 – $74,993 |
| Ohio | 13 | $39,834 | $29,733 – $63,973 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $40,136 | $31,438 – $115,997 |
| Indiana | 4 | $40,738 | $28,503 – $54,649 |
| Utah | 3 | $40,940 | $36,085 – $42,022 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $42,227 | $28,031 – $59,449 |
| Connecticut | 6 | $43,068 | $35,548 – $50,688 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | $45,365 | $28,990 – $98,567 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $45,436 | $38,017 – $56,366 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $46,475 | $35,977 – $77,703 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $47,149 | $38,637 – $65,179 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $48,816 | $24,689 – $62,610 |
| Washington | 5 | $49,227 | $40,885 – $72,077 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $55,150 | $42,513 – $119,442 |
| Arizona | 4 | $57,787 | $50,470 – $80,429 |
| Texas | 20 | $61,640 | $39,056 – $150,351 |
| Florida | 23 | $63,098 | $38,488 – $148,923 |
| New York | 23 | $64,891 | $24,239 – $137,525 |
| Iowa | 3 | $65,534 | $34,764 – $73,563 |
| Georgia | 7 | $66,461 | $47,734 – $106,823 |
| Colorado | 6 | $68,881 | $45,816 – $150,932 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $72,245 | $53,796 – $109,103 |
| Nevada | 3 | $89,097 | $43,727 – $128,039 |
| Kansas | 4 | $92,214 | $50,331 – $137,582 |
| California | 20 | $121,587 | $55,000 – $263,767 |
Where Major Chest Trauma with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$10,989 | $9,801 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$11,221 | $10,219 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$14,447 | $12,845 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
Plymouth, MA |
$16,394 | $8,992 |
|
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA |
$16,737 | $8,554 |
|
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City, MI |
$18,290 | $9,977 |
|
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA |
$18,468 | $8,843 |
|
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
Saint Cloud, MN |
$18,797 | $10,244 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$18,890 | $16,674 |
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$19,026 | $11,514 |
|
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, MT |
$19,276 | $8,585 |
|
Winchester Medical Center
Winchester, VA |
$19,756 | $8,566 |
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 |
$263,767 | $17,749 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$236,038 | $12,585 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$211,814 | $18,454 |
|
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA |
$154,852 | $20,487 |
|
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO |
$150,932 | $8,840 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$150,351 | $8,558 |
|
Hca Florida Lawnwood Hospital
Fort Pierce, FL |
$148,923 | $9,496 |
|
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach, FL |
$143,914 | $6,836 |
|
Hca Florida Bayonet Point Hospital
Hudson, FL |
$143,664 | $9,806 |
|
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA |
$143,515 | $12,574 |
|
Hca Florida Blake Hospital
Bradenton, FL |
$139,100 | $12,621 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$137,582 | $9,086 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Major Chest Trauma with Complications?
Across 300 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Major Chest Trauma with Complications is $48,882. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $36,275 and the dearest quarter over $73,401.
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 Major Chest Trauma with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.1x 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. $11,055 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $60,578. 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 184: “MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC”. 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.