Skin Debridement with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 571 · Inpatient stay · 17 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $73,193
Typical charge
$82,198
Dearest quarter
over $92,247
Actually paid
$15,756
The middle U.S. hospital bills $82,198 for Skin Debridement with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $15,756 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.
Skin Debridement with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 4 | $91,019 | $78,818 – $93,858 |
Where Skin Debridement with Complications 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 |
$15,299 | $14,082 |
|
Medina Hospital
Medina, OH |
$27,414 | $10,922 |
|
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX |
$57,873 | $13,527 |
|
The Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, HI |
$58,185 | $19,173 |
|
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Dallas, TX |
$73,193 | $13,830 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$73,731 | $11,631 |
|
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY |
$78,236 | $18,725 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$78,818 | $11,862 |
|
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Elmer, NJ |
$82,198 | $21,503 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$86,291 | $15,724 |
|
Parkview Regional Medical Center
Fort Wayne, IN |
$87,850 | $14,480 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$89,792 | $14,874 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Doctors Hospital
Augusta, GA |
$225,610 | $13,017 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$189,177 | $24,691 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$94,207 | $19,912 |
|
Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL |
$93,858 | $17,958 |
|
Holmes Regional Medical Center
Melbourne, FL |
$92,247 | $11,936 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$89,792 | $14,874 |
|
Parkview Regional Medical Center
Fort Wayne, IN |
$87,850 | $14,480 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$86,291 | $15,724 |
|
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Elmer, NJ |
$82,198 | $21,503 |
|
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, FL |
$78,818 | $11,862 |
|
Staten Island University Hospital
Staten Island, NY |
$78,236 | $18,725 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$73,731 | $11,631 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Skin Debridement with Complications?
Across 17 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Skin Debridement with Complications is $82,198. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $73,193 and the dearest quarter over $92,247.
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 Skin Debridement with Complications, 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. $15,756 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $86,263. 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 571: “SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH CC”. 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.