Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Inpatient MS-DRG
Low
$56
Average
$2.1k
Median
$480
High
$7.3k
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Reflects a negotiated flat case rate paid per episode of care, rather than itemized charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA | $70 | $70 | $1 | 1% | — | $69 – $71 |
| 2 | Lexington Medical Center Lexington, NC | $7.0k | $7.3k | $825 | 11% | — | $6.5k – $8.5k |
| 3 | University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH | $883 | $890 | $16 | 2% | — | $883 – $927 |
| 4 | University Hospitals Health System Chardon, OH | $51 | $56 | $13 | 23% | — | $51 – $91 |
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