Major Esophageal Disorders with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 368 · Inpatient stay · 21 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $59,871
Typical charge
$78,810
Dearest quarter
over $124,512
Actually paid
$16,737
The middle U.S. hospital bills $78,810 for Major Esophageal Disorders with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,737 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 Esophageal Disorders 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3 | $78,342 | $68,127 – $124,512 |
| California | 3 | $88,937 | $51,880 – $260,746 |
| Florida | 3 | $107,592 | $58,388 – $171,905 |
Where Major Esophageal Disorders 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers
New Lenox, IL |
$23,098 | $12,113 |
|
North Mississippi Medical Center
Tupelo, MS |
$36,427 | $12,342 |
|
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque, NM |
$41,783 | $13,400 |
|
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA |
$51,880 | $17,889 |
|
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Lakeland, FL |
$58,388 | $13,419 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$59,871 | $15,237 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$60,411 | $12,077 |
|
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX |
$68,127 | $15,179 |
|
Saint Francis Hospital, Inc
Tulsa, OK |
$68,750 | $13,889 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$78,342 | $12,735 |
|
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
Asheville, NC |
$78,810 | $12,942 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$83,980 | $20,962 |
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 |
$260,746 | $24,300 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$220,553 | $28,314 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$171,905 | $16,040 |
|
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ |
$154,219 | $26,241 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$152,554 | $24,783 |
|
Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene, TX |
$124,512 | $12,756 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$107,592 | $13,440 |
|
Valley Hospital
Paramus, NJ |
$89,198 | $14,230 |
|
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA |
$88,937 | $19,197 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$83,980 | $20,962 |
|
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
Asheville, NC |
$78,810 | $12,942 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$78,342 | $12,735 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Major Esophageal Disorders with Major Complications?
Across 21 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Major Esophageal Disorders with Major Complications is $78,810. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $59,871 and the dearest quarter over $124,512.
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 Esophageal Disorders with Major 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. $16,737 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $101,841. 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 368: “MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS 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.