Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 407 · Inpatient stay · 17 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $85,812
Typical charge
$93,382
Dearest quarter
over $115,548
Actually paid
$24,608
The middle U.S. hospital bills $93,382 for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $24,608 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.
Where Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$44,091 | $37,815 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$53,623 | $23,662 |
|
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA |
$75,647 | $21,445 |
|
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI |
$77,362 | $19,113 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$85,812 | $19,183 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$87,915 | $15,485 |
|
University Of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA |
$88,463 | $27,329 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$93,312 | $44,830 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$93,382 | $22,099 |
|
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN |
$99,046 | $21,643 |
|
University Of Washington Medical Ctr
Seattle, WA |
$100,832 | $23,144 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$111,058 | $30,202 |
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 |
$300,843 | $34,353 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$194,933 | $17,178 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$191,205 | $25,132 |
|
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.
Spokane, WA |
$128,086 | $20,662 |
|
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL |
$115,548 | $15,052 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$111,058 | $30,202 |
|
University Of Washington Medical Ctr
Seattle, WA |
$100,832 | $23,144 |
|
Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, IN |
$99,046 | $21,643 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$93,382 | $22,099 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$93,312 | $44,830 |
|
University Of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA |
$88,463 | $27,329 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$87,915 | $15,485 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures without Complications/mcc?
Across 17 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures without Complications/mcc is $93,382. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $85,812 and the dearest quarter over $115,548.
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 without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.9x 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. $24,608 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $119,933. 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 407: “PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/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.