Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 328 · Inpatient stay · 121 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $56,644
Typical charge
$75,967
Dearest quarter
over $101,960
Actually paid
$16,706
The middle U.S. hospital bills $75,967 for Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $16,706 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.
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc 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 | 4 | $24,611 | $13,713 – $33,801 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $28,872 | $17,402 – $95,807 |
| Montana | 3 | $49,288 | $33,928 – $54,359 |
| Tennessee | 4 | $55,752 | $31,437 – $70,073 |
| North Carolina | 6 | $56,849 | $42,418 – $134,331 |
| Oregon | 3 | $57,488 | $52,195 – $67,041 |
| Washington | 3 | $67,192 | $56,128 – $118,738 |
| Kansas | 3 | $68,885 | $58,935 – $90,477 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $71,756 | $68,350 – $74,389 |
| Ohio | 4 | $78,142 | $75,544 – $108,780 |
| Texas | 5 | $78,185 | $45,776 – $206,018 |
| New York | 9 | $80,579 | $47,645 – $181,055 |
| Virginia | 6 | $82,349 | $41,056 – $189,199 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $83,609 | $54,014 – $131,659 |
| Florida | 10 | $88,126 | $49,124 – $165,690 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $96,368 | $52,643 – $100,792 |
| Arizona | 4 | $113,366 | $74,714 – $144,357 |
| California | 10 | $125,632 | $78,254 – $311,644 |
Where Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$13,713 | $12,912 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$17,402 | $12,998 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$20,012 | $18,507 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$21,501 | $16,225 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$28,872 | $19,467 |
|
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$29,210 | $25,364 |
|
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Knoxville, TN |
$31,437 | $11,094 |
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$33,801 | $29,581 |
|
Billings Clinic Hospital
Billings, MT |
$33,928 | $13,666 |
|
Winchester Medical Center
Winchester, VA |
$41,056 | $12,837 |
|
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC |
$42,418 | $14,254 |
|
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Jackson, MS |
$44,455 | $10,184 |
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 |
$311,644 | $20,009 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$243,030 | $25,814 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$214,434 | $22,707 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$206,018 | $18,914 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus
Concord, CA |
$201,346 | $19,197 |
|
Lewisgale Medical Center
Salem, VA |
$189,199 | $15,620 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$181,055 | $21,797 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$169,144 | $22,710 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$165,690 | $15,650 |
|
Northwest Medical Center
Tucson, AZ |
$144,357 | $12,523 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$137,197 | $25,262 |
|
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health
Charlotte, NC |
$134,331 | $20,106 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc?
Across 121 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc is $75,967. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $56,644 and the dearest quarter over $101,960.
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 Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.0x 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. $16,706 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $87,700. 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 328: “STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/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.