Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 054 · Inpatient stay · 288 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $50,023
Typical charge
$66,073
Dearest quarter
over $96,243
Actually paid
$15,819
The middle U.S. hospital bills $66,073 for Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $15,819 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.
Nervous System Neoplasms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 5 | $30,505 | $20,916 – $54,433 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $37,674 | $35,228 – $45,767 |
| North Carolina | 9 | $41,695 | $35,608 – $63,979 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $43,644 | $24,486 – $113,787 |
| Indiana | 6 | $48,288 | $33,014 – $89,639 |
| Virginia | 12 | $49,549 | $24,852 – $102,465 |
| Minnesota | 5 | $50,962 | $34,733 – $60,576 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $51,738 | $43,037 – $86,681 |
| Missouri | 7 | $55,842 | $44,998 – $113,220 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $56,045 | $41,081 – $58,447 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $56,900 | $45,759 – $79,676 |
| Michigan | 6 | $57,492 | $31,957 – $66,828 |
| Arizona | 8 | $59,727 | $44,719 – $104,216 |
| Tennessee | 9 | $61,432 | $27,036 – $145,872 |
| Florida | 21 | $62,522 | $31,011 – $138,549 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $63,152 | $30,125 – $110,950 |
| Washington | 4 | $63,646 | $55,385 – $89,903 |
| Illinois | 13 | $63,666 | $31,450 – $125,247 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $66,306 | $50,705 – $88,952 |
| Ohio | 9 | $66,438 | $34,434 – $95,503 |
| Georgia | 8 | $70,606 | $52,906 – $94,232 |
| Kansas | 4 | $74,120 | $53,842 – $191,986 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | $77,982 | $33,482 – $230,050 |
| Texas | 18 | $78,413 | $45,808 – $146,748 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $89,378 | $47,527 – $106,231 |
| New Jersey | 15 | $97,856 | $52,658 – $173,878 |
| New York | 20 | $114,925 | $38,451 – $247,664 |
| California | 28 | $121,020 | $50,814 – $346,758 |
| Colorado | 3 | $192,724 | $76,299 – $300,097 |
Where Nervous System Neoplasms 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$20,916 | $18,521 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$23,370 | $21,614 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$24,486 | $15,861 |
|
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg, VA |
$24,852 | $10,834 |
|
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA |
$25,218 | $11,630 |
|
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA |
$26,547 | $12,893 |
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$26,565 | $18,196 |
|
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
Jackson, TN |
$27,036 | $10,976 |
|
St Vincent Medical Center/North
Sherwood, AR |
$27,823 | $9,080 |
|
Winchester Medical Center
Winchester, VA |
$28,499 | $12,875 |
|
Saint Francis Hospital, Inc
Tulsa, OK |
$30,125 | $10,874 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$30,505 | $26,818 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$346,758 | $15,199 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$341,875 | $26,310 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$321,236 | $34,790 |
|
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO |
$300,097 | $13,900 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$271,139 | $17,348 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$247,664 | $30,732 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$231,223 | $29,183 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$230,050 | $27,515 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$216,750 | $24,712 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$206,764 | $31,494 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$205,914 | $13,043 |
|
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY |
$203,237 | $25,988 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications?
Across 288 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications is $66,073. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $50,023 and the dearest quarter over $96,243.
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 Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.8x 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. $15,819 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $86,201. 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 054: “NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS 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.