Respiratory Signs and Symptoms — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 204 · Inpatient stay · 32 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $39,717
Typical charge
$49,636
Dearest quarter
over $68,833
Actually paid
$8,249
The middle U.S. hospital bills $49,636 for Respiratory Signs and Symptoms. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $8,249 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 Signs and Symptoms cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 3 | $28,503 | $20,954 – $34,636 |
| Florida | 8 | $50,543 | $38,644 – $73,349 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $68,717 | $63,996 – $69,181 |
| New York | 7 | $70,041 | $46,232 – $97,027 |
Where Respiratory Signs and Symptoms is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$18,248 | $6,886 |
|
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi
Southfield, MI |
$20,954 | $7,380 |
|
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA |
$25,891 | $7,037 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$27,901 | $10,096 |
|
Beaumont Hospital, Troy
Troy, MI |
$28,503 | $5,881 |
|
Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
Dallas, TX |
$30,184 | $7,432 |
|
Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
Royal Oak, MI |
$34,636 | $8,021 |
|
Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, FL |
$38,644 | $6,755 |
|
Naples Community Hospital
Naples, FL |
$40,074 | $6,366 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$40,092 | $6,509 |
|
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY |
$40,500 | $5,369 |
|
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, AZ |
$42,341 | $6,017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$97,027 | $16,613 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$89,097 | $8,500 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$82,373 | $10,087 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$80,908 | $11,793 |
|
Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA |
$77,163 | $8,880 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$73,349 | $7,422 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$70,041 | $14,241 |
|
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ |
$69,181 | $6,698 |
|
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
Somerville, NJ |
$68,717 | $7,122 |
|
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ |
$63,996 | $7,476 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$62,476 | $8,221 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$60,200 | $9,375 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Respiratory Signs and Symptoms?
Across 32 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Respiratory Signs and Symptoms is $49,636. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $39,717 and the dearest quarter over $68,833.
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 Signs and Symptoms, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.9x 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. $8,249 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $53,933. 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 204: “RESPIRATORY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS”. 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.