Inpatient stay prices at Duke University Hospital

251 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.

Procedure	Patients	Charged	Actually paid	vs national
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 674 · Inpatient stay	15	$116,918	$39,949	+20%
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications) MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay	15	$66,929	$24,976	-19%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay	15	$41,112	$19,382	-39%
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay	14	$48,993	$12,730	-8%
Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Major MS-DRG 239 · Inpatient stay	14	$178,265	$54,822	-10%
Hypertension without Major Complications MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay	14	$24,863	$11,354	-26%
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Complications MS-DRG 436 · Inpatient stay	14	$30,312	$14,637	-44%
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio MS-DRG 808 · Inpatient stay	14	$94,724	$32,252	-11%
Chemotherapy with Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis or with High Dose Chemotherapy a MS-DRG 837 · Inpatient stay	14	$359,737	$113,284	+93%
Other Multiple Significant Trauma with Complications MS-DRG 964 · Inpatient stay	14	$57,224	$20,190	-20%
Non-extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major MS-DRG 987 · Inpatient stay	14	$139,454	$48,865	-3%
Nervous System Neoplasms without Major Complications MS-DRG 055 · Inpatient stay	13	$60,555	$19,053	about average
Headaches without Major Complications MS-DRG 103 · Inpatient stay	13	$20,810	$10,044	-55%
Neurological Eye Disorders MS-DRG 123 · Inpatient stay	13	$42,782	$11,290	-13%
Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Complications MS-DRG 240 · Inpatient stay	13	$110,550	$35,304	-8%
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 244 · Inpatient stay	13	$75,805	$19,222	about average
Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications MS-DRG 448 · Inpatient stay	13	$140,499	$41,801	about average
Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications MS-DRG 451 · Inpatient stay	13	$92,073	$31,630	-22%
Hip or Knee Replacement (severe) MS-DRG 469 · Inpatient stay	13	$151,104	$41,728	+7%
Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without Major Complications MS-DRG 536 · Inpatient stay	13	$21,701	$11,938	-34%
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay	13	$66,212	$23,797	-10%
Urinary Stones without Major Complications MS-DRG 694 · Inpatient stay	13	$33,161	$10,690	-13%
Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room MS-DRG 827 · Inpatient stay	13	$62,954	$25,730	-52%
Chemotherapy with Acute Leukemia as Secondary Diagnosis with Complications or High Dose MS-DRG 838 · Inpatient stay	13	$74,580	$31,623	+4%
Other Operating Room Procedures for Injuries without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 909 · Inpatient stay	13	$65,202	$16,848	+5%
Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with Complications MS-DRG 012 · Inpatient stay	12	$141,730	$43,411	-32%
Other Disorders of the Eye without Major Complications MS-DRG 125 · Inpatient stay	12	$29,642	$12,070	-31%
Other Respiratory System Operating Room Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 168 · Inpatient stay	12	$45,797	$14,909	-4%
Respiratory Signs and Symptoms MS-DRG 204 · Inpatient stay	12	$27,901	$10,096	-44%
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Major Complications MS-DRG 233 · Inpatient stay	12	$245,441	$79,113	-20%
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 419 · Inpatient stay	12	$44,439	$15,265	-37%
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur without MS-DRG 494 · Inpatient stay	12	$85,911	$22,504	-3%
Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Major Complications MS-DRG 650 · Inpatient stay	12	$270,999	$63,626	-25%
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications MS-DRG 656 · Inpatient stay	12	$116,648	$41,329	-34%
Stroke (uncomplicated) MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay	11	$33,066	$10,292	-8%
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic MS-DRG 069 · Inpatient stay	11	$46,443	$9,880	+13%
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with Major Complications MS-DRG 228 · Inpatient stay	11	$223,704	$54,135	about average
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon with Major Complications MS-DRG 268 · Inpatient stay	11	$241,948	$84,689	-28%
Chest Pain MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay	11	$28,413	$9,906	-16%
Other Digestive System Operating Room Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 357 · Inpatient stay	11	$67,955	$25,490	-36%
Amputation for Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Disorders with Major MS-DRG 474 · Inpatient stay	11	$170,778	$59,447	-14%
Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 520 · Inpatient stay	11	$57,852	$19,441	-12%
Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast without Major Complications MS-DRG 605 · Inpatient stay	11	$34,101	$13,098	-17%
Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures with Complications/mcc MS-DRG 614 · Inpatient stay	11	$60,236	$24,867	-41%
Transurethral Procedures with Complications MS-DRG 669 · Inpatient stay	11	$35,524	$18,142	-50%
Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major Operating Room Procedures without Complications/mcc MS-DRG 822 · Inpatient stay	11	$38,458	$13,505	-51%
Lymphoma and Non-acute Leukemia with Other Procedures with Major Complications MS-DRG 823 · Inpatient stay	11	$167,975	$61,347	-49%
Other Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplastic Diagnoses with Mc MS-DRG 843 · Inpatient stay	11	$56,512	$23,214	-63%
Sepsis MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay	11	$232,653	$83,694	-13%
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay	11	$31,733	$12,467	about average
Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma MS-DRG 956 · Inpatient stay	11	$146,585	$57,119	-18%

These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.