Skin Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 577 · Inpatient stay · 13 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $93,790
Typical charge
$113,979
Dearest quarter
over $211,602
Actually paid
$28,722
The middle U.S. hospital bills $113,979 for Skin Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $28,722 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 Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis 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 | 3 | $168,999 | $106,685 – $211,602 |
Where Skin Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT |
$63,726 | $26,218 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$66,516 | $60,922 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$87,344 | $31,805 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$93,790 | $20,525 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$106,685 | $26,445 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$112,620 | $29,200 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$113,979 | $19,127 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$142,747 | $37,186 |
|
Hca Florida Blake Hospital
Bradenton, FL |
$168,999 | $22,142 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$211,602 | $23,564 |
|
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$223,465 | $35,490 |
|
Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$288,971 | $19,709 |
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 |
$337,910 | $21,056 |
|
Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$288,971 | $19,709 |
|
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$223,465 | $35,490 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$211,602 | $23,564 |
|
Hca Florida Blake Hospital
Bradenton, FL |
$168,999 | $22,142 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$142,747 | $37,186 |
|
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY |
$113,979 | $19,127 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$112,620 | $29,200 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$106,685 | $26,445 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$93,790 | $20,525 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$87,344 | $31,805 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$66,516 | $60,922 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Skin Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Complications?
Across 13 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Skin Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Complications is $113,979. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $93,790 and the dearest quarter over $211,602.
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 Graft Except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with Complications, 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. $28,722 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $153,496. 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 577: “SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS 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.