Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay · 659 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $105,236
Typical charge
$145,272
Dearest quarter
over $209,320
Actually paid
$33,319
The middle U.S. hospital bills $145,272 for Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $33,319 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 Vascular Procedures with Major 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 | 22 | $44,845 | $26,690 – $101,937 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | $82,719 | $25,479 – $231,475 |
| Mississippi | 8 | $93,241 | $64,305 – $170,251 |
| Michigan | 22 | $99,200 | $56,594 – $174,870 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $101,258 | $81,078 – $157,710 |
| West Virginia | 6 | $102,527 | $80,491 – $142,512 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | $105,424 | $72,475 – $188,894 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $107,477 | $79,225 – $180,419 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $109,120 | $81,264 – $128,457 |
| Missouri | 16 | $111,898 | $77,930 – $287,105 |
| Louisiana | 9 | $111,968 | $54,873 – $213,794 |
| Oregon | 8 | $117,534 | $87,970 – $244,255 |
| Tennessee | 12 | $120,387 | $86,300 – $215,753 |
| Virginia | 15 | $124,207 | $63,319 – $391,331 |
| Nebraska | 4 | $124,980 | $81,301 – $175,475 |
| Alabama | 12 | $128,343 | $47,731 – $383,399 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $129,384 | $80,703 – $213,257 |
| Illinois | 32 | $131,766 | $71,106 – $230,711 |
| Indiana | 13 | $142,889 | $76,946 – $226,171 |
| Ohio | 20 | $143,732 | $72,770 – $387,856 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $144,848 | $137,032 – $204,763 |
| Georgia | 23 | $145,272 | $57,715 – $331,837 |
| Washington | 15 | $157,766 | $89,823 – $257,658 |
| South Carolina | 14 | $161,303 | $91,515 – $398,337 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | $162,380 | $91,459 – $453,184 |
| Texas | 59 | $162,422 | $70,878 – $584,774 |
| Arizona | 12 | $162,476 | $98,863 – $335,228 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $164,197 | $105,359 – $190,410 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $168,833 | $122,545 – $175,228 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $176,003 | $112,356 – $193,784 |
| Colorado | 3 | $178,407 | $175,189 – $264,480 |
| Florida | 58 | $183,512 | $82,489 – $423,125 |
| New York | 45 | $185,555 | $51,444 – $499,425 |
| California | 73 | $203,737 | $89,313 – $569,191 |
| New Jersey | 26 | $224,519 | $94,450 – $389,255 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $246,329 | $208,037 – $349,666 |
| Nevada | 5 | $328,452 | $96,404 – $455,499 |
Where Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA |
$25,479 | $27,411 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$26,690 | $23,917 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$30,670 | $28,290 |
|
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring, MD |
$33,823 | $30,500 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$35,827 | $32,121 |
|
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, MD |
$37,397 | $35,586 |
|
Mercy Medical Center Inc
Baltimore, MD |
$37,537 | $32,278 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$39,617 | $36,520 |
|
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$40,791 | $36,033 |
|
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$40,951 | $36,283 |
|
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$41,612 | $36,045 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$44,444 | $40,222 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX |
$584,774 | $38,806 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$569,191 | $50,578 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$554,937 | $74,600 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$499,425 | $52,726 |
|
Mountainview Hospital
Las Vegas, NV |
$455,499 | $37,300 |
|
Emanuel Medical Center
Turlock, CA |
$454,777 | $36,542 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$453,184 | $54,007 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$423,125 | $24,293 |
|
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$410,889 | $39,305 |
|
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$402,057 | $28,196 |
|
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Myrtle Beach, SC |
$398,337 | $27,513 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$396,696 | $33,911 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications?
Across 659 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications is $145,272. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $105,236 and the dearest quarter over $209,320.
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 Vascular Procedures with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $33,319 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $174,112. 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 252: “OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC”. 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.