Malignancy, Female Reproductive System with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 755 · Inpatient stay · 7 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $37,338
Typical charge
$40,218
Dearest quarter
over $49,143
Actually paid
$10,254
The middle U.S. hospital bills $40,218 for Malignancy, Female Reproductive System with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 1.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $10,254 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.
Where Malignancy, Female Reproductive System 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
Asheville, NC |
$35,903 | $8,816 |
|
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, NE |
$36,694 | $8,447 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$37,983 | $14,117 |
|
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL |
$40,218 | $8,015 |
|
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA |
$43,477 | $9,375 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$54,808 | $14,053 |
|
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA |
$69,753 | $8,952 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA |
$69,753 | $8,952 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$54,808 | $14,053 |
|
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA |
$43,477 | $9,375 |
|
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL |
$40,218 | $8,015 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$37,983 | $14,117 |
|
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, NE |
$36,694 | $8,447 |
|
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce
Asheville, NC |
$35,903 | $8,816 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Malignancy, Female Reproductive System with Complications?
Across 7 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Malignancy, Female Reproductive System with Complications is $40,218. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $37,338 and the dearest quarter over $49,143.
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 Malignancy, Female Reproductive System with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 1.7x 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. $10,254 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $44,954. 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 755: “MALIGNANCY, FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 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.