Neuroses Except Depressive — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 882 · Inpatient stay · 8 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $13,688
Typical charge
$27,731
Dearest quarter
over $39,130
Actually paid
$9,066
The middle U.S. hospital bills $27,731 for Neuroses Except Depressive. The dearest hospitals charge about 6.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $9,066 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 Neuroses Except Depressive is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$7,781 | $7,127 |
|
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
West Burlington, IA |
$9,198 | $7,982 |
|
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD |
$15,185 | $7,978 |
|
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN |
$18,645 | $9,242 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$36,816 | $9,411 |
|
Hca Florida Capital Hospital
Tallahassee, FL |
$37,266 | $7,999 |
|
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Lebanon, NH |
$44,724 | $13,109 |
|
Jefferson Stratford Hospital
Stratford, NJ |
$80,232 | $9,684 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Jefferson Stratford Hospital
Stratford, NJ |
$80,232 | $9,684 |
|
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Lebanon, NH |
$44,724 | $13,109 |
|
Hca Florida Capital Hospital
Tallahassee, FL |
$37,266 | $7,999 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$36,816 | $9,411 |
|
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN |
$18,645 | $9,242 |
|
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD |
$15,185 | $7,978 |
|
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
West Burlington, IA |
$9,198 | $7,982 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$7,781 | $7,127 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Neuroses Except Depressive?
Across 8 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Neuroses Except Depressive is $27,731. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $13,688 and the dearest quarter over $39,130.
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 Neuroses Except Depressive, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 6.3x 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. $9,066 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $26,052. 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 882: “NEUROSES EXCEPT DEPRESSIVE”. 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.