Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 463 · Inpatient stay · 55 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $188,239
Typical charge
$282,644
Dearest quarter
over $428,374
Actually paid
$65,389
The middle U.S. hospital bills $282,644 for Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $65,389 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.
Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3 | $248,090 | $105,350 – $334,279 |
| Ohio | 3 | $251,363 | $185,298 – $282,070 |
| Texas | 7 | $284,049 | $93,956 – $965,649 |
| Illinois | 3 | $337,554 | $116,679 – $528,912 |
| New Jersey | 4 | $373,392 | $172,320 – $426,534 |
| Florida | 3 | $385,105 | $215,329 – $487,136 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $430,754 | $250,200 – $952,871 |
| New York | 4 | $489,500 | $463,547 – $1,094,617 |
Where Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$93,956 | $45,867 |
|
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA |
$97,392 | $46,711 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$105,350 | $60,950 |
|
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR |
$113,003 | $45,830 |
|
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
Oak Lawn, IL |
$116,679 | $46,302 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$118,098 | $107,654 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$119,904 | $51,788 |
|
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX |
$123,302 | $37,149 |
|
Bryan Medical Center
Lincoln, NE |
$136,579 | $37,198 |
|
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD |
$150,345 | $38,543 |
|
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, TN |
$171,521 | $31,924 |
|
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Elmer, NJ |
$172,320 | $48,069 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$1,094,617 | $119,686 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$965,649 | $60,713 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$952,871 | $73,383 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$887,904 | $88,358 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$555,035 | $108,151 |
|
The University Of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL |
$528,912 | $58,562 |
|
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY |
$505,404 | $113,561 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$487,136 | $58,788 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$473,596 | $72,987 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$473,176 | $62,372 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$463,547 | $77,687 |
|
Doctors Hospital
Augusta, GA |
$440,054 | $158,821 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D?
Across 55 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D is $282,644. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $188,239 and the dearest quarter over $428,374.
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 Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.4x 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. $65,389 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $357,831. 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 463: “WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D”. 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.