Neurological Eye Disorders — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 123 · Inpatient stay · 12 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $41,298
Typical charge
$49,149
Dearest quarter
over $55,937
Actually paid
$9,181
The middle U.S. hospital bills $49,149 for Neurological Eye Disorders. The dearest hospitals charge about 1.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $9,181 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.
Neurological Eye Disorders cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 3 | $57,272 | $45,415 – $77,876 |
Where Neurological Eye Disorders 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 |
$17,677 | $15,686 |
|
Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno, NV |
$34,564 | $8,055 |
|
University Of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY |
$36,843 | $8,343 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$42,782 | $11,290 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$45,415 | $6,416 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$46,677 | $8,414 |
|
Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI |
$51,620 | $10,529 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$53,753 | $6,351 |
|
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$55,492 | $9,922 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$57,272 | $9,087 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$60,262 | $7,952 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$77,876 | $8,126 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$77,876 | $8,126 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$60,262 | $7,952 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$57,272 | $9,087 |
|
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$55,492 | $9,922 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$53,753 | $6,351 |
|
Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI |
$51,620 | $10,529 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$46,677 | $8,414 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$45,415 | $6,416 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$42,782 | $11,290 |
|
University Of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY |
$36,843 | $8,343 |
|
Renown Regional Medical Center
Reno, NV |
$34,564 | $8,055 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$17,677 | $15,686 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Neurological Eye Disorders?
Across 12 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Neurological Eye Disorders is $49,149. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $41,298 and the dearest quarter over $55,937.
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 Neurological Eye Disorders, 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. $9,181 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $48,509. 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 123: “NEUROLOGICAL EYE DISORDERS”. 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.