Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 918 · Inpatient stay · 66 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $24,819
Typical charge
$35,503
Dearest quarter
over $53,527
Actually paid
$10,349
The middle U.S. hospital bills $35,503 for Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $10,349 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 without 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 | 6 | $14,699 | $7,969 – $18,935 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | $20,003 | $11,539 – $35,003 |
| Illinois | 4 | $35,040 | $33,637 – $43,974 |
| Florida | 11 | $46,420 | $25,868 – $66,035 |
| New York | 10 | $55,006 | $17,749 – $134,433 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $56,896 | $26,483 – $92,291 |
Where Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$7,969 | $7,229 |
|
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly, MA |
$11,539 | $7,286 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$12,226 | $11,657 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$14,052 | $13,114 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$15,347 | $13,368 |
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$16,380 | $9,436 |
|
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD |
$16,498 | $14,727 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$17,607 | $6,172 |
|
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY |
$17,749 | $12,401 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$18,722 | $8,338 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$18,935 | $16,719 |
|
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA |
$21,283 | $7,307 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$134,433 | $25,387 |
|
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$92,291 | $11,659 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$82,656 | $14,131 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$82,269 | $13,445 |
|
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, AK |
$74,655 | $8,786 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$70,027 | $24,593 |
|
Hca Florida Jfk Hospital
Atlantis, FL |
$66,035 | $7,333 |
|
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA |
$65,416 | $10,275 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$61,146 | $6,884 |
|
Uf Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$60,397 | $11,534 |
|
Hca Florida Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, FL |
$60,240 | $7,554 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$60,194 | $10,468 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications?
Across 66 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs without Major Complications is $35,503. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $24,819 and the dearest quarter over $53,527.
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 without Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.9x 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. $10,349 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $41,675. 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 918: “POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITHOUT 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.