Other Multiple Significant Trauma with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 964 · Inpatient stay · 66 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $57,467
Typical charge
$71,975
Dearest quarter
over $112,977
Actually paid
$18,258
The middle U.S. hospital bills $71,975 for Other Multiple Significant Trauma with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $18,258 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.
Other Multiple Significant Trauma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 4 | $17,027 | $13,714 – $34,867 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $36,112 | $23,015 – $65,842 |
| North Carolina | 3 | $57,224 | $46,295 – $58,197 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $69,741 | $43,844 – $154,128 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $70,967 | $55,027 – $168,587 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $94,165 | $72,647 – $105,736 |
| Texas | 4 | $94,741 | $73,519 – $126,278 |
| Georgia | 4 | $107,264 | $65,711 – $137,579 |
| New York | 6 | $114,288 | $49,641 – $236,851 |
| Florida | 4 | $123,590 | $74,454 – $164,239 |
| California | 5 | $165,076 | $115,857 – $269,295 |
Where Other Multiple Significant Trauma 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$13,714 | $12,721 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$15,314 | $13,756 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$18,739 | $16,421 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$23,015 | $19,197 |
|
Usa Health University Hospital
Mobile, AL |
$31,695 | $17,466 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$34,867 | $43,728 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$36,112 | $16,263 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$36,577 | $13,855 |
|
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI |
$37,684 | $15,727 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$39,993 | $16,341 |
|
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA |
$43,844 | $11,579 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$46,295 | $14,297 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$269,295 | $25,267 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$236,851 | $21,915 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$208,985 | $28,323 |
|
Tristar Skyline Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$168,587 | $21,087 |
|
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA |
$165,076 | $14,529 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$164,239 | $16,648 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$161,609 | $16,217 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$156,070 | $29,101 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$154,128 | $14,687 |
|
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
$137,579 | $31,338 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$130,967 | $24,809 |
|
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$126,278 | $11,899 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Other Multiple Significant Trauma with Complications?
Across 66 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Other Multiple Significant Trauma with Complications is $71,975. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $57,467 and the dearest quarter over $112,977.
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 Other Multiple Significant Trauma with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.4x 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. $18,258 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $88,040. 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 964: “OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA 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.