How much does Respiratory Infection (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay · 2,332 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $40,616
Typical charge
$55,022
Dearest quarter
over $81,976
Actually paid
$14,863
The middle U.S. hospital bills $55,022 for Respiratory Infection (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $14,863 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.
Respiratory Infection (severe) 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 | 40 | $20,182 | $15,550 – $48,816 |
| Massachusetts | 49 | $27,508 | $17,436 – $104,573 |
| Wyoming | 8 | $32,291 | $27,470 – $79,586 |
| Montana | 10 | $36,220 | $26,374 – $50,816 |
| Vermont | 6 | $36,333 | $20,390 – $56,298 |
| Iowa | 25 | $38,648 | $21,873 – $71,686 |
| Minnesota | 39 | $39,287 | $17,118 – $100,557 |
| Michigan | 67 | $39,994 | $20,034 – $90,673 |
| Mississippi | 37 | $40,876 | $17,767 – $160,045 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $42,111 | $31,950 – $53,503 |
| North Carolina | 71 | $42,397 | $18,965 – $93,264 |
| Virginia | 61 | $43,625 | $20,294 – $129,673 |
| Arkansas | 28 | $43,825 | $15,840 – $187,996 |
| West Virginia | 20 | $44,430 | $18,973 – $66,441 |
| Oregon | 28 | $44,524 | $32,172 – $88,607 |
| Ohio | 95 | $44,921 | $20,493 – $87,850 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | $44,945 | $30,120 – $55,882 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $45,070 | $31,933 – $94,832 |
| South Dakota | 8 | $45,233 | $19,677 – $63,243 |
| Utah | 18 | $45,778 | $26,153 – $67,429 |
| Kentucky | 46 | $45,912 | $25,510 – $104,369 |
| Wisconsin | 50 | $46,092 | $24,362 – $77,037 |
| Kansas | 26 | $46,672 | $21,969 – $146,443 |
| Indiana | 63 | $46,877 | $22,633 – $104,993 |
| Oklahoma | 37 | $47,195 | $17,204 – $163,081 |
| Missouri | 51 | $49,145 | $24,579 – $146,229 |
| Maine | 14 | $49,887 | $32,394 – $78,759 |
| Alabama | 42 | $49,943 | $16,414 – $213,777 |
| Louisiana | 36 | $51,158 | $21,325 – $96,118 |
| Nebraska | 19 | $51,201 | $33,515 – $74,732 |
| Connecticut | 24 | $51,974 | $38,562 – $78,239 |
| Tennessee | 63 | $52,329 | $20,229 – $114,973 |
| Idaho | 10 | $52,535 | $39,603 – $84,908 |
| Delaware | 5 | $53,275 | $21,053 – $56,728 |
| South Carolina | 44 | $54,136 | $34,686 – $143,751 |
| Georgia | 70 | $55,349 | $30,145 – $118,942 |
| Hawaii | 11 | $56,092 | $39,180 – $79,045 |
| New York | 114 | $56,396 | $14,307 – $235,529 |
| Pennsylvania | 109 | $57,001 | $16,726 – $225,191 |
| Illinois | 95 | $58,171 | $29,367 – $108,334 |
| Washington | 42 | $60,832 | $22,044 – $142,786 |
| New Mexico | 18 | $61,030 | $29,587 – $115,778 |
| Arizona | 45 | $69,035 | $9,160 – $143,332 |
| Texas | 164 | $74,048 | $24,885 – $197,346 |
| Colorado | 33 | $74,849 | $25,021 – $177,696 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $83,738 | $45,781 – $169,930 |
| Florida | 159 | $84,995 | $22,951 – $213,333 |
| New Jersey | 57 | $100,317 | $52,185 – $487,216 |
| California | 218 | $101,494 | $34,976 – $282,242 |
| Alaska | 7 | $107,984 | $50,286 – $114,161 |
| Nevada | 18 | $114,598 | $28,415 – $292,066 |
Where Respiratory Infection (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
Tuba City, AZ |
$9,160 | $20,591 |
|
Jones Memorial Hospital
Wellsville, NY |
$14,307 | $15,176 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$15,550 | $13,827 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$15,593 | $14,031 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$15,617 | $13,366 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$15,780 | $14,576 |
|
Mena Regional Health System
Mena, AR |
$15,840 | $12,924 |
|
University Of Md Shore Medical Center At Easton
Easton, MD |
$16,160 | $14,472 |
|
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Demopolis, AL |
$16,414 | $12,903 |
|
Calverthealth Medical Center
Prince Frederick, MD |
$16,587 | $15,092 |
|
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon, PA |
$16,726 | $12,970 |
|
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN |
$17,118 | $16,844 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$487,216 | $18,345 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$383,342 | $15,987 |
|
Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$292,066 | $16,853 |
|
Uci Health-Lakewood
Lakewood, CA |
$282,242 | $17,742 |
|
Regional Medical Center Of San Jose
San Jose, CA |
$275,184 | $20,036 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$263,722 | $32,410 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$259,500 | $22,810 |
|
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$253,073 | $19,747 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$252,055 | $18,097 |
|
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
Bayonne, NJ |
$245,514 | $20,686 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$244,828 | $20,781 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$242,303 | $18,253 |
Questions people ask
How much does Respiratory Infection (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 2,332 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Respiratory Infection (severe) is $55,022. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $40,616 and the dearest quarter over $81,976.
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 Respiratory Infection (severe), 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. $14,863 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $71,065. 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 177: “RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS 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.