Skin Ulcers with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 592 · Inpatient stay · 12 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $60,051
Typical charge
$86,709
Dearest quarter
over $132,889
Actually paid
$21,998
The middle U.S. hospital bills $86,709 for Skin Ulcers with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $21,998 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 Ulcers with Major 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 5 | $151,490 | $45,333 – $260,731 |
Where Skin Ulcers with Major Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Palos Community Hospital
Palos Heights, IL |
$39,347 | $13,585 |
|
St John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY |
$45,333 | $19,682 |
|
Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
Memphis, TN |
$58,384 | $18,224 |
|
St Josephs Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$60,607 | $16,004 |
|
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood
Hollywood, CA |
$80,352 | $20,356 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, TN |
$84,414 | $13,661 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$89,003 | $17,800 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$98,923 | $15,255 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$126,689 | $23,845 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$151,490 | $31,398 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$158,724 | $33,243 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$260,731 | $40,917 |
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 |
$260,731 | $40,917 |
|
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, NY |
$158,724 | $33,243 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$151,490 | $31,398 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$126,689 | $23,845 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$98,923 | $15,255 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$89,003 | $17,800 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, TN |
$84,414 | $13,661 |
|
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood
Hollywood, CA |
$80,352 | $20,356 |
|
St Josephs Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$60,607 | $16,004 |
|
Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
Memphis, TN |
$58,384 | $18,224 |
|
St John's Riverside Hospital
Yonkers, NY |
$45,333 | $19,682 |
|
Palos Community Hospital
Palos Heights, IL |
$39,347 | $13,585 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Skin Ulcers with Major Complications?
Across 12 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Skin Ulcers with Major Complications is $86,709. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $60,051 and the dearest quarter over $132,889.
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 Ulcers with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $21,998 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $110,593. 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 592: “SKIN ULCERS WITH 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.