O.r. Procedures for Obesity with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 620 · Inpatient stay · 17 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $59,462
Typical charge
$67,782
Dearest quarter
over $84,493
Actually paid
$17,473
The middle U.S. hospital bills $67,782 for O.r. Procedures for Obesity with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $17,473 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.
O.r. Procedures for Obesity with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3 | $84,089 | $59,462 – $280,953 |
| Florida | 3 | $178,557 | $82,325 – $187,675 |
Where O.r. Procedures for Obesity with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore
Bryant, AR |
$35,112 | $10,251 |
|
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo, ND |
$38,559 | $12,999 |
|
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME |
$52,653 | $21,741 |
|
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA |
$59,030 | $19,064 |
|
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA |
$59,462 | $18,770 |
|
Summa Health System
Akron, OH |
$62,661 | $18,433 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$64,585 | $16,699 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$66,135 | $17,958 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$67,782 | $19,769 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$82,325 | $16,813 |
|
University Of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority
Madison, WI |
$83,190 | $16,594 |
|
Enloe Health
Chico, CA |
$84,089 | $15,453 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$280,953 | $22,956 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$187,675 | $20,013 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$178,557 | $12,652 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$173,459 | $25,198 |
|
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale
Springdale, AR |
$84,493 | $11,673 |
|
Enloe Health
Chico, CA |
$84,089 | $15,453 |
|
University Of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority
Madison, WI |
$83,190 | $16,594 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$82,325 | $16,813 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$67,782 | $19,769 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$66,135 | $17,958 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$64,585 | $16,699 |
|
Summa Health System
Akron, OH |
$62,661 | $18,433 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for O.r. Procedures for Obesity with Complications?
Across 17 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for O.r. Procedures for Obesity with Complications is $67,782. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $59,462 and the dearest quarter over $84,493.
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 O.r. Procedures for Obesity with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.9x 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. $17,473 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $94,244. 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 620: “O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITH CC”. 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.