Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay · 519 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $46,489
Typical charge
$67,924
Dearest quarter
over $98,465
Actually paid
$16,494
The middle U.S. hospital bills $67,924 for Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,494 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.
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs 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 | 17 | $24,454 | $14,116 – $43,491 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | $38,126 | $14,813 – $118,689 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $38,709 | $27,889 – $46,115 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $38,890 | $31,195 – $86,607 |
| Michigan | 14 | $39,232 | $27,288 – $86,508 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $42,210 | $25,694 – $121,308 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $44,264 | $40,568 – $62,172 |
| North Carolina | 11 | $45,955 | $33,592 – $76,448 |
| Connecticut | 7 | $48,180 | $44,656 – $113,388 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $48,334 | $31,980 – $73,428 |
| Delaware | 3 | $48,649 | $42,717 – $59,202 |
| Oregon | 8 | $49,742 | $37,054 – $64,224 |
| Tennessee | 12 | $50,938 | $25,092 – $126,371 |
| Ohio | 9 | $52,414 | $30,656 – $126,264 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $54,653 | $40,487 – $90,447 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $55,061 | $27,261 – $93,495 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $56,767 | $49,650 – $63,339 |
| Arizona | 11 | $56,917 | $33,988 – $121,688 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $56,918 | $33,647 – $124,552 |
| Kansas | 3 | $57,873 | $52,297 – $136,857 |
| Illinois | 18 | $58,778 | $29,380 – $106,217 |
| Indiana | 8 | $59,786 | $41,488 – $74,121 |
| Virginia | 17 | $60,567 | $19,301 – $178,647 |
| Idaho | 5 | $65,414 | $44,576 – $73,117 |
| Florida | 48 | $68,347 | $25,733 – $183,471 |
| Missouri | 9 | $69,677 | $38,916 – $104,717 |
| Washington | 17 | $71,994 | $47,410 – $119,878 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $73,767 | $42,153 – $114,481 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $74,135 | $39,593 – $125,140 |
| Georgia | 9 | $75,095 | $38,739 – $118,195 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | $75,379 | $33,151 – $242,098 |
| Texas | 29 | $75,831 | $37,538 – $164,306 |
| New York | 33 | $84,315 | $27,617 – $219,964 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $85,400 | $36,834 – $133,416 |
| New Jersey | 23 | $93,653 | $37,342 – $207,391 |
| Alabama | 3 | $103,581 | $66,047 – $112,186 |
| California | 73 | $115,659 | $32,292 – $321,326 |
| Nevada | 10 | $152,018 | $52,566 – $204,326 |
Where Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$14,116 | $12,762 |
|
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA |
$14,813 | $13,973 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$16,395 | $14,623 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$16,440 | $14,669 |
|
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA |
$18,288 | $12,563 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$18,508 | $17,005 |
|
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg, VA |
$19,301 | $11,873 |
|
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Brockton, MA |
$19,585 | $13,063 |
|
Northwest Hospital Center
Randallstown, MD |
$21,253 | $19,045 |
|
Melrosewakefield Healthcare
Melrose, MA |
$21,332 | $15,328 |
|
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$21,508 | $19,265 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$21,820 | $18,975 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$321,326 | $19,084 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$303,906 | $18,554 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$253,001 | $25,768 |
|
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA |
$242,098 | $25,178 |
|
Ucla West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA |
$227,646 | $15,097 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$227,435 | $27,305 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$220,346 | $18,287 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$219,964 | $21,767 |
|
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$207,391 | $24,196 |
|
Henderson Hospital
Henderson, NV |
$204,326 | $13,199 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$203,450 | $14,567 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$197,948 | $20,579 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications?
Across 519 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications is $67,924. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $46,489 and the dearest quarter over $98,465.
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 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.1x 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. $16,494 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $79,443. 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 917: “POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS 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.