Non-extensive Burns — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 935 · Inpatient stay · 29 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $73,613
Typical charge
$95,196
Dearest quarter
over $184,514
Actually paid
$28,583
The middle U.S. hospital bills $95,196 for Non-extensive Burns. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $28,583 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.
Non-extensive Burns cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3 | $175,322 | $73,613 – $224,429 |
Where Non-extensive Burns is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Unc Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC |
$40,146 | $24,332 |
|
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL |
$47,568 | $26,187 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$48,292 | $42,404 |
|
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI |
$49,613 | $28,821 |
|
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA |
$60,981 | $22,565 |
|
University Of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY |
$65,964 | $20,591 |
|
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH |
$69,983 | $20,144 |
|
Wellstar Cobb Medical Center
Austell, GA |
$73,613 | $18,735 |
|
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc
Lafayette, LA |
$75,583 | $14,110 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$79,321 | $22,675 |
|
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc
Huntington, WV |
$91,358 | $24,785 |
|
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC |
$92,625 | $25,362 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$327,213 | $82,318 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$273,967 | $25,042 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$258,541 | $16,671 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$236,295 | $27,356 |
|
Doctors Hospital
Augusta, GA |
$224,429 | $18,279 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$210,708 | $20,508 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$205,960 | $33,333 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$184,514 | $39,169 |
|
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
$175,322 | $39,443 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$135,062 | $25,543 |
|
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL |
$121,020 | $17,849 |
|
University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
Iowa City, IA |
$108,506 | $22,546 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Non-extensive Burns?
Across 29 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Non-extensive Burns is $95,196. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $73,613 and the dearest quarter over $184,514.
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 Non-extensive Burns, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.9x 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. $28,583 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $126,071. 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 935: “NON-EXTENSIVE BURNS”. 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.