Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 405 · Inpatient stay · 88 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $191,536
Typical charge
$261,513
Dearest quarter
over $391,429
Actually paid
$65,924
The middle U.S. hospital bills $261,513 for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $65,924 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4 | $160,552 | $87,418 – $300,625 |
| Illinois | 3 | $168,921 | $163,167 – $288,752 |
| Florida | 7 | $217,394 | $139,000 – $510,625 |
| Ohio | 3 | $227,866 | $211,837 – $263,858 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $260,822 | $237,735 – $440,652 |
| Washington | 4 | $274,434 | $176,857 – $396,356 |
| Arizona | 3 | $276,636 | $191,749 – $284,971 |
| Texas | 7 | $300,648 | $130,205 – $525,768 |
| New York | 5 | $416,276 | $266,454 – $783,671 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $458,140 | $205,044 – $470,113 |
| California | 9 | $531,740 | $262,204 – $882,060 |
Where Pancreas, Liver and Shunt 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$52,213 | $46,257 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$87,418 | $55,664 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$96,083 | $84,315 |
|
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN |
$102,293 | $53,080 |
|
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA |
$114,872 | $46,370 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$121,824 | $79,453 |
|
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$130,205 | $66,555 |
|
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, UT |
$137,423 | $45,415 |
|
Jupiter Medical Center
Jupiter, FL |
$139,000 | $32,229 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$142,586 | $38,310 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$157,835 | $70,428 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$160,783 | $60,970 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$882,060 | $66,616 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$783,671 | $96,170 |
|
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA |
$718,601 | $134,623 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$679,782 | $95,291 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$669,769 | $42,316 |
|
George Washington Univ Hospital
Washington, DC |
$649,967 | $76,702 |
|
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
San Diego, CA |
$591,614 | $141,945 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$572,263 | $92,825 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$547,429 | $77,158 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$531,740 | $150,788 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$525,768 | $34,456 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$510,625 | $43,352 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Major Complications?
Across 88 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Major Complications is $261,513. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $191,536 and the dearest quarter over $391,429.
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 Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.8x 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. $65,924 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $311,752. 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 405: “PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT 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.