How much does Respiratory Infection (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 179 · Inpatient stay · 66 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $19,522
Typical charge
$33,858
Dearest quarter
over $46,593
Actually paid
$7,179
The middle U.S. hospital bills $33,858 for Respiratory Infection (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 4.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $7,179 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 (uncomplicated) 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 | 4 | $11,291 | $11,092 – $12,943 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $17,218 | $12,923 – $28,958 |
| Arizona | 3 | $29,199 | $19,408 – $50,367 |
| Illinois | 6 | $30,894 | $15,497 – $49,644 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $36,802 | $24,437 – $45,393 |
| Florida | 12 | $39,876 | $27,679 – $64,000 |
| New York | 9 | $46,807 | $18,766 – $69,929 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $64,338 | $40,268 – $76,554 |
Where Respiratory Infection (uncomplicated) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$11,092 | $10,142 |
|
Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center
Silver Spring, MD |
$11,193 | $10,057 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$11,388 | $10,394 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA |
$12,923 | $5,967 |
|
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Rockville, MD |
$12,943 | $11,404 |
|
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA |
$13,138 | $6,391 |
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$14,982 | $8,338 |
|
Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers
New Lenox, IL |
$15,497 | $5,718 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$15,907 | $6,361 |
|
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA |
$17,218 | $6,335 |
|
Kent County Memorial Hospital
Warwick, RI |
$17,725 | $7,361 |
|
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly, MA |
$17,901 | $6,526 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ |
$76,554 | $11,040 |
|
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ |
$74,085 | $9,928 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$69,929 | $9,373 |
|
Community Medical Center
Toms River, NJ |
$65,171 | $8,400 |
|
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, NJ |
$64,338 | $7,695 |
|
Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge
Naples, FL |
$64,000 | $5,077 |
|
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach, FL |
$61,993 | $4,379 |
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$59,213 | $11,141 |
|
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
Somerville, NJ |
$58,650 | $6,593 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$56,184 | $9,836 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$54,402 | $6,523 |
|
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, CA |
$53,795 | $8,271 |
Questions people ask
How much does Respiratory Infection (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 66 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Respiratory Infection (uncomplicated) is $33,858. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $19,522 and the dearest quarter over $46,593.
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 (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.0x 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. $7,179 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $35,260. 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 179: “RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS 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.