Major Chest Trauma with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 183 · Inpatient stay · 165 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $52,562
Typical charge
$69,949
Dearest quarter
over $106,857
Actually paid
$16,797
The middle U.S. hospital bills $69,949 for Major Chest Trauma with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,797 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 11 | $34,779 | $24,329 – $99,999 |
| Michigan | 4 | $43,486 | $34,994 – $59,277 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $50,376 | $49,687 – $58,851 |
| Ohio | 6 | $53,866 | $32,920 – $104,715 |
| Virginia | 10 | $53,927 | $27,740 – $110,190 |
| Missouri | 3 | $58,177 | $34,013 – $80,095 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $63,456 | $40,331 – $164,494 |
| Indiana | 3 | $64,084 | $58,794 – $80,231 |
| North Carolina | 6 | $64,114 | $27,557 – $82,328 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $65,781 | $45,379 – $72,909 |
| Texas | 7 | $67,856 | $54,175 – $217,208 |
| Washington | 4 | $68,271 | $53,060 – $134,409 |
| Arizona | 3 | $75,616 | $67,833 – $96,682 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | $81,328 | $39,352 – $159,506 |
| New York | 14 | $84,105 | $46,726 – $274,776 |
| Colorado | 3 | $86,262 | $69,252 – $288,335 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $87,257 | $75,234 – $163,298 |
| Florida | 9 | $96,380 | $61,703 – $164,085 |
| Kansas | 4 | $121,122 | $71,444 – $147,107 |
| California | 13 | $162,513 | $114,389 – $330,788 |
Where Major Chest Trauma 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$15,866 | $14,094 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$24,329 | $19,925 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$27,250 | $13,647 |
|
North Shore Medical Center -
Salem, MA |
$27,295 | $15,545 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$27,557 | $14,672 |
|
Winchester Medical Center
Winchester, VA |
$27,740 | $12,729 |
|
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, VA |
$30,620 | $13,757 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$30,846 | $17,214 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$31,226 | $16,274 |
|
Bethesda North
Cincinnati, OH |
$32,920 | $11,094 |
|
Mercy Hospital South
Saint Louis, MO |
$34,013 | $11,101 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$34,273 | $31,596 |
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 |
$330,788 | $22,219 |
|
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO |
$288,335 | $12,871 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$274,776 | $22,121 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$217,208 | $16,671 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$204,699 | $30,831 |
|
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, CA |
$196,483 | $35,541 |
|
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
San Francisco, CA |
$187,930 | $36,112 |
|
Huntington Hospital
Pasadena, CA |
$177,129 | $15,545 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$167,788 | $25,401 |
|
Tristar Skyline Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$164,494 | $10,856 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$164,085 | $11,690 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$164,065 | $24,508 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Major Chest Trauma with Major Complications?
Across 165 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Major Chest Trauma with Major Complications is $69,949. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $52,562 and the dearest quarter over $106,857.
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 Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.2x 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. $16,797 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $85,281. 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 183: “MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA 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.