Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 828 · Inpatient stay · 8 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $78,965
Typical charge
$108,615
Dearest quarter
over $143,805
Actually paid
$21,639
The middle U.S. hospital bills $108,615 for Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $21,639 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 Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$70,891 | $21,695 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$77,718 | $22,772 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$79,381 | $17,387 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$99,091 | $22,204 |
|
The University Of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL |
$118,140 | $23,030 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$130,979 | $19,658 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$182,285 | $21,098 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$275,761 | $25,269 |
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 |
$275,761 | $25,269 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$182,285 | $21,098 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$130,979 | $19,658 |
|
The University Of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL |
$118,140 | $23,030 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$99,091 | $22,204 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$79,381 | $17,387 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$77,718 | $22,772 |
|
University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, AL |
$70,891 | $21,695 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room?
Across 8 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room is $108,615. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $78,965 and the dearest quarter over $143,805.
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 Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.8x 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. $21,639 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $130,423. 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 828: “MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDUR”. 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.