Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay · 265 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $190,148
Typical charge
$256,150
Dearest quarter
over $377,771
Actually paid
$64,183
The middle U.S. hospital bills $256,150 for Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $64,183 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 System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours 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 | 7 | $87,279 | $71,644 – $108,930 |
| Tennessee | 3 | $140,821 | $126,123 – $348,805 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $153,791 | $114,916 – $228,507 |
| North Carolina | 10 | $182,571 | $117,087 – $253,043 |
| Alabama | 6 | $183,808 | $143,201 – $427,832 |
| Michigan | 8 | $209,613 | $98,639 – $282,858 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $209,990 | $124,619 – $261,929 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $216,205 | $160,819 – $341,984 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | $216,884 | $103,616 – $455,448 |
| Illinois | 13 | $223,401 | $116,227 – $618,755 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $223,829 | $219,948 – $272,775 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $230,959 | $136,396 – $700,007 |
| Missouri | 5 | $231,404 | $168,675 – $303,297 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $232,931 | $135,021 – $427,608 |
| Indiana | 7 | $233,646 | $127,126 – $262,932 |
| Ohio | 8 | $236,918 | $112,164 – $380,241 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $243,648 | $240,479 – $250,278 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | $251,050 | $181,167 – $1,198,680 |
| Washington | 5 | $252,078 | $179,189 – $309,978 |
| Florida | 14 | $253,209 | $166,583 – $444,164 |
| Georgia | 8 | $273,296 | $193,519 – $424,706 |
| Virginia | 6 | $288,207 | $136,197 – $788,372 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $323,275 | $215,078 – $423,378 |
| New York | 26 | $324,829 | $87,115 – $615,654 |
| Texas | 17 | $332,880 | $148,819 – $965,884 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $376,190 | $279,712 – $536,168 |
| California | 37 | $381,630 | $168,311 – $1,287,860 |
| Nevada | 5 | $386,324 | $303,542 – $845,689 |
Where Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Rockville, MD |
$71,644 | $63,010 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$79,439 | $69,113 |
|
Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
$86,559 | $74,877 |
|
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing, NY |
$87,115 | $69,218 |
|
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$87,279 | $75,809 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$94,207 | $82,176 |
|
Mclaren Flint
Flint, MI |
$98,639 | $52,204 |
|
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA |
$103,616 | $56,054 |
|
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo, ND |
$104,452 | $45,195 |
|
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center And Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$105,003 | $92,982 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$108,930 | $95,213 |
|
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Sandusky, OH |
$112,164 | $44,342 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$1,287,860 | $103,328 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$1,198,680 | $204,028 |
|
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX |
$965,884 | $55,507 |
|
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$845,689 | $53,148 |
|
University Of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA |
$788,372 | $209,239 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$776,592 | $73,244 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$711,634 | $150,655 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$700,007 | $94,920 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$694,284 | $93,096 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$667,558 | $80,036 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, TX |
$632,994 | $45,340 |
|
Uci Health - Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos, CA |
$628,101 | $53,174 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours?
Across 265 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours is $256,150. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $190,148 and the dearest quarter over $377,771.
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 System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.6x 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. $64,183 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $311,534. 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 207: “RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS”. 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.