How much does Stroke (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay · 1,480 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $53,924
Typical charge
$76,285
Dearest quarter
over $111,454
Actually paid
$18,242
The middle U.S. hospital bills $76,285 for Stroke (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 4.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $18,242 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.
Stroke (severe) 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 | 35 | $24,993 | $14,263 – $83,466 |
| Massachusetts | 37 | $33,599 | $17,381 – $108,296 |
| Vermont | 3 | $39,099 | $38,361 – $74,546 |
| Montana | 7 | $39,997 | $29,219 – $42,288 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $42,137 | $33,921 – $56,039 |
| Iowa | 15 | $42,521 | $25,574 – $96,035 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $44,085 | $38,637 – $67,240 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $48,875 | $25,219 – $86,572 |
| Arkansas | 17 | $50,735 | $22,648 – $79,212 |
| Indiana | 34 | $56,164 | $29,759 – $118,983 |
| Ohio | 57 | $56,203 | $22,402 – $151,742 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $56,276 | $37,407 – $73,314 |
| New Mexico | 6 | $56,639 | $38,322 – $112,728 |
| Virginia | 39 | $57,722 | $35,522 – $157,741 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $58,776 | $37,301 – $118,845 |
| Michigan | 47 | $58,867 | $29,563 – $145,486 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $59,818 | $49,815 – $134,317 |
| Oregon | 16 | $59,852 | $43,732 – $100,661 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | $60,264 | $25,394 – $104,830 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $60,334 | $35,515 – $118,628 |
| Maine | 4 | $60,627 | $42,819 – $73,075 |
| Mississippi | 15 | $61,273 | $27,668 – $142,192 |
| North Carolina | 44 | $62,034 | $22,447 – $99,498 |
| Delaware | 4 | $62,938 | $51,758 – $71,387 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $62,941 | $33,146 – $209,066 |
| South Carolina | 27 | $64,959 | $32,792 – $192,931 |
| Kansas | 14 | $65,212 | $29,159 – $204,979 |
| Missouri | 32 | $65,764 | $36,360 – $228,357 |
| Utah | 8 | $67,858 | $47,380 – $86,055 |
| Tennessee | 32 | $69,470 | $22,793 – $169,562 |
| Louisiana | 20 | $71,348 | $32,249 – $212,277 |
| Kentucky | 19 | $71,920 | $34,239 – $109,834 |
| Washington | 35 | $73,759 | $35,449 – $131,825 |
| Alabama | 23 | $74,958 | $39,187 – $238,184 |
| Illinois | 61 | $75,999 | $36,572 – $158,649 |
| Idaho | 8 | $76,520 | $44,163 – $92,866 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $76,637 | $37,956 – $95,702 |
| Pennsylvania | 62 | $82,137 | $21,089 – $272,781 |
| Arizona | 31 | $84,739 | $44,105 – $161,540 |
| Georgia | 49 | $88,849 | $41,679 – $199,183 |
| Connecticut | 17 | $89,032 | $48,248 – $126,495 |
| Texas | 113 | $92,543 | $31,888 – $282,225 |
| New York | 74 | $98,343 | $29,017 – $253,937 |
| Florida | 109 | $103,148 | $40,788 – $292,291 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $110,370 | $83,596 – $231,235 |
| Colorado | 17 | $113,960 | $32,999 – $223,903 |
| New Jersey | 48 | $130,846 | $64,469 – $519,927 |
| Alaska | 5 | $131,138 | $63,879 – $194,381 |
| California | 157 | $138,885 | $49,135 – $492,795 |
| Nevada | 13 | $211,510 | $43,728 – $419,156 |
Where Stroke (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$14,263 | $13,091 |
|
Calverthealth Medical Center
Prince Frederick, MD |
$15,621 | $14,181 |
|
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD |
$16,643 | $14,690 |
|
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD |
$17,308 | $15,327 |
|
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Attleboro, MA |
$17,381 | $11,988 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$17,629 | $15,659 |
|
Union Hospital Of Cecil County
Elkton, MD |
$17,641 | $15,819 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$18,711 | $17,426 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$19,825 | $14,885 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$19,854 | $18,236 |
|
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
Germantown, MD |
$20,270 | $17,966 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$20,700 | $18,711 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$519,927 | $22,715 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$492,795 | $25,958 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$438,490 | $21,244 |
|
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$419,156 | $27,733 |
|
Regional Medical Center Of San Jose
San Jose, CA |
$419,140 | $25,404 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$411,099 | $45,082 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$378,360 | $31,144 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$352,572 | $17,281 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$347,106 | $24,941 |
|
Uci Health - Fountain Valley
Fountain Valley, CA |
$340,271 | $24,011 |
|
Henderson Hospital
Henderson, NV |
$334,555 | $16,504 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$324,517 | $23,017 |
Questions people ask
How much does Stroke (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 1,480 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Stroke (severe) is $76,285. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $53,924 and the dearest quarter over $111,454.
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 Stroke (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.2x 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. $18,242 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $102,229. 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 064: “INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION 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.