Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 544 · Inpatient stay · 27 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $24,504
Typical charge
$31,120
Dearest quarter
over $47,180
Actually paid
$6,636
The middle U.S. hospital bills $31,120 for Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $6,636 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.
Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without 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 | 3 | $22,101 | $16,074 – $22,954 |
| Illinois | 4 | $24,504 | $15,517 – $27,490 |
| Florida | 3 | $42,347 | $33,828 – $70,962 |
| Arizona | 4 | $44,084 | $32,196 – $58,595 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $54,128 | $45,184 – $64,248 |
Where Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Northwest Community Hospital 1
Arlington Heights, IL |
$15,517 | $5,427 |
|
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly, MA |
$16,074 | $6,373 |
|
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN |
$21,561 | $6,035 |
|
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA |
$22,101 | $7,524 |
|
Carilion Medical Center
Roanoke, VA |
$22,675 | $7,108 |
|
North Shore Medical Center -
Salem, MA |
$22,954 | $7,120 |
|
Palos Community Hospital
Palos Heights, IL |
$24,296 | $5,234 |
|
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Evanston, IL |
$24,712 | $7,144 |
|
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN |
$27,042 | $7,535 |
|
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
Mchenry, IL |
$27,490 | $5,890 |
|
Grant Medical Center
Columbus, OH |
$27,807 | $8,534 |
|
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison
Madison, WI |
$28,717 | $5,934 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$70,962 | $6,347 |
|
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ |
$64,248 | $6,268 |
|
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ |
$58,595 | $6,439 |
|
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ |
$54,864 | $6,285 |
|
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ |
$54,128 | $7,710 |
|
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA |
$50,638 | $7,510 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$49,176 | $7,041 |
|
Valley Hospital
Paramus, NJ |
$45,184 | $6,497 |
|
Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health
Fort Myers, FL |
$42,347 | $5,658 |
|
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY |
$36,421 | $9,173 |
|
Naples Community Hospital
Naples, FL |
$33,828 | $5,699 |
|
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ |
$33,304 | $5,098 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without?
Across 27 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without is $31,120. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $24,504 and the dearest quarter over $47,180.
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 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy without, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.6x 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. $6,636 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $35,633. 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 544: “PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/M”. 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.