How much does Stroke (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay · 558 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $27,122
Typical charge
$35,832
Dearest quarter
over $50,867
Actually paid
$7,149
The middle U.S. hospital bills $35,832 for Stroke (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $7,149 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 (uncomplicated) 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 | 26 | $10,323 | $6,044 – $17,176 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | $19,670 | $13,977 – $50,834 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $23,239 | $22,327 – $33,504 |
| Utah | 4 | $24,252 | $20,533 – $27,864 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $24,709 | $11,301 – $32,317 |
| Oregon | 4 | $25,657 | $20,090 – $34,560 |
| Minnesota | 8 | $25,734 | $14,518 – $30,796 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $26,574 | $25,910 – $32,750 |
| Ohio | 16 | $27,248 | $22,805 – $63,542 |
| Michigan | 14 | $27,274 | $15,867 – $38,126 |
| Alabama | 7 | $28,190 | $20,082 – $43,120 |
| Louisiana | 12 | $28,501 | $19,055 – $63,610 |
| Delaware | 4 | $29,554 | $28,022 – $33,063 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | $30,050 | $26,079 – $30,106 |
| Iowa | 8 | $30,817 | $21,256 – $43,463 |
| Tennessee | 12 | $30,820 | $15,900 – $81,549 |
| South Carolina | 15 | $30,899 | $22,916 – $68,523 |
| Indiana | 14 | $31,440 | $21,615 – $43,766 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $31,843 | $18,690 – $44,579 |
| Mississippi | 6 | $32,186 | $20,028 – $80,502 |
| North Carolina | 25 | $32,834 | $21,576 – $46,588 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $34,114 | $24,167 – $39,015 |
| Virginia | 21 | $34,336 | $16,828 – $89,032 |
| Missouri | 14 | $34,661 | $25,402 – $63,252 |
| Illinois | 25 | $37,400 | $22,128 – $52,570 |
| Washington | 12 | $37,531 | $23,740 – $43,075 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | $37,793 | $12,855 – $83,744 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $39,025 | $38,989 – $53,086 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $39,106 | $21,337 – $71,719 |
| Arizona | 14 | $40,550 | $28,334 – $75,424 |
| Georgia | 11 | $40,897 | $22,996 – $49,033 |
| Kentucky | 8 | $41,761 | $17,931 – $108,305 |
| Texas | 29 | $44,226 | $23,785 – $163,149 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $46,365 | $14,840 – $71,729 |
| Florida | 39 | $46,935 | $28,078 – $109,273 |
| Alaska | 3 | $53,371 | $45,557 – $78,649 |
| New York | 30 | $53,543 | $17,005 – $127,260 |
| New Jersey | 20 | $54,572 | $32,187 – $84,150 |
| Kansas | 4 | $59,837 | $31,996 – $100,020 |
| Colorado | 3 | $65,065 | $32,968 – $114,806 |
| California | 54 | $66,510 | $29,690 – $212,930 |
Where Stroke (uncomplicated) 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 |
$6,044 | $5,638 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$6,480 | $6,123 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$7,813 | $7,223 |
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$7,872 | $7,172 |
|
Atlantic General Hospital
Berlin, MD |
$7,936 | $7,363 |
|
Medstar Saint Mary's Hospital
Leonardtown, MD |
$8,611 | $8,038 |
|
University Of Md Charles Regional Medical Center
La Plata, MD |
$8,808 | $9,691 |
|
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, MD |
$8,884 | $8,078 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$9,088 | $8,248 |
|
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring, MD |
$9,724 | $8,932 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$9,735 | $9,005 |
|
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc
Lanham, MD |
$10,037 | $9,496 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$212,930 | $7,825 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$175,669 | $11,994 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Kingwood, TX |
$163,149 | $9,791 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$149,398 | $9,488 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$127,260 | $8,747 |
|
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA |
$117,743 | $7,998 |
|
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO |
$114,806 | $7,899 |
|
Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA |
$111,379 | $7,541 |
|
El Camino Health
Mountain View, CA |
$110,836 | $10,072 |
|
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach, FL |
$109,273 | $4,656 |
|
University Of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY |
$108,305 | $19,599 |
|
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA |
$102,850 | $8,050 |
Questions people ask
How much does Stroke (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 558 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Stroke (uncomplicated) is $35,832. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $27,122 and the dearest quarter over $50,867.
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 (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.6x 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. $7,149 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $41,930. 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 066: “INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION 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.