Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 141 · Inpatient stay · 66 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $85,527
Typical charge
$117,309
Dearest quarter
over $181,033
Actually paid
$26,714
The middle U.S. hospital bills $117,309 for Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $26,714 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 Head and Neck Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3 | $71,316 | $43,793 – $114,349 |
| North Carolina | 3 | $73,954 | $65,899 – $101,749 |
| Texas | 3 | $113,826 | $66,925 – $220,524 |
| Illinois | 4 | $139,629 | $72,047 – $195,539 |
| New York | 4 | $152,806 | $125,366 – $183,179 |
| Florida | 5 | $154,860 | $97,677 – $267,141 |
| California | 7 | $198,604 | $82,008 – $396,407 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $209,144 | $159,720 – $230,700 |
Where Major Head and Neck Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$40,872 | $35,776 |
|
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR |
$42,251 | $18,008 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$43,793 | $29,320 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$49,728 | $45,947 |
|
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, NE |
$52,150 | $16,188 |
|
Unc Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC |
$65,899 | $26,721 |
|
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$66,925 | $20,064 |
|
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -
Boston, MA |
$71,316 | $30,436 |
|
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL |
$72,047 | $24,416 |
|
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte, NC |
$73,954 | $17,953 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$79,428 | $32,230 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$79,860 | $18,189 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$396,407 | $44,674 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$380,764 | $27,826 |
|
Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$321,165 | $19,113 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$294,483 | $24,529 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$271,948 | $31,874 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$267,141 | $23,103 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$234,816 | $33,141 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$230,700 | $25,986 |
|
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX |
$220,524 | $28,002 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$209,144 | $20,531 |
|
Keck Hospital Of Usc
Los Angeles, CA |
$198,604 | $38,914 |
|
The University Of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL |
$195,539 | $47,774 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications?
Across 66 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Major Head and Neck Procedures with Complications is $117,309. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $85,527 and the dearest quarter over $181,033.
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 Head and Neck Procedures with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $26,714 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $136,690. 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 141: “MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES 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.