Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 406 · Inpatient stay · 127 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $114,204
Typical charge
$141,391
Dearest quarter
over $179,033
Actually paid
$31,397
The middle U.S. hospital bills $141,391 for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $31,397 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.
Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures 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 | 3 | $58,090 | $42,687 – $77,030 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $92,394 | $66,323 – $166,658 |
| Virginia | 4 | $100,732 | $82,294 – $142,572 |
| Missouri | 3 | $103,513 | $93,042 – $223,196 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $112,045 | $84,643 – $124,756 |
| Arizona | 3 | $124,317 | $102,436 – $154,295 |
| Michigan | 4 | $126,930 | $91,567 – $137,778 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $133,458 | $87,506 – $245,730 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $135,211 | $63,341 – $158,372 |
| Ohio | 4 | $135,234 | $124,204 – $189,351 |
| Texas | 8 | $135,923 | $72,821 – $274,046 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $136,499 | $126,925 – $174,313 |
| Washington | 3 | $141,391 | $103,072 – $150,238 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $143,253 | $131,882 – $168,438 |
| Georgia | 3 | $154,155 | $87,208 – $176,060 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $164,503 | $128,492 – $251,976 |
| Illinois | 6 | $165,929 | $77,751 – $230,570 |
| New York | 7 | $167,331 | $69,220 – $345,114 |
| California | 10 | $204,559 | $148,457 – $510,002 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $206,840 | $112,373 – $267,843 |
| Florida | 9 | $208,449 | $130,171 – $553,306 |
Where Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Mercy Medical Center Inc
Baltimore, MD |
$42,687 | $37,267 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$58,090 | $51,285 |
|
University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT |
$59,295 | $28,347 |
|
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR |
$62,367 | $25,964 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$63,341 | $35,829 |
|
Unc Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC |
$66,323 | $32,611 |
|
St Peter's Hospital
Albany, NY |
$69,220 | $24,363 |
|
Rex Hospital
Raleigh, NC |
$71,234 | $19,912 |
|
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, NE |
$71,506 | $19,420 |
|
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano
Plano, TX |
$72,821 | $23,635 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$75,880 | $31,170 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$77,030 | $71,107 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$553,306 | $34,434 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$510,002 | $32,863 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$406,480 | $54,405 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$359,097 | $20,456 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$345,114 | $43,515 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$333,280 | $36,696 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$295,117 | $36,590 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$281,039 | $52,224 |
|
Adventhealth Tampa
Tampa, FL |
$279,125 | $19,999 |
|
St David's Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$274,046 | $22,347 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$267,843 | $28,025 |
|
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
New Orleans, LA |
$252,677 | $38,253 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Complications?
Across 127 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Complications is $141,391. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $114,204 and the dearest quarter over $179,033.
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 Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.2x 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. $31,397 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $162,197. 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 406: “PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES 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.