Bone Disease & Arthritis (with major complications)
Hospital care for bone diseases and joint problems, such as a severe arthritis flare or a bone-thinning disorder, in patients who also have major complicating conditions. Care typically involves pain control, medicines, imaging, and help with mobility.
Compare Bone Disease & Arthritis cost by state
23 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
What is bone disease & arthritis?
Hospital care for bone diseases and joint problems, such as a severe arthritis flare or a bone-thinning disorder, in patients who also have major complicating conditions. Care typically involves pain control, medicines, imaging, and help with mobility.
Bone Disease & Arthritis is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 553 (with major complications), classified within the Musculoskeletal diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.
Data current as of 2026-07-19.
Lowest published prices for Bone Disease & Arthritis nationally
Top 100 by published price · 444 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.
| Compare | Hospital | State | CMS stars | Gross charge | Cash price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $3,549 | $3,549 | ||
| Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA | VA | $4,375 | $1,750 | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $4,656 | $3,725 | ||
| Coalinga Regional Medical Center Coalinga, CA | CA | — | $5,946 | $3,568 | |
| St. Charles Bend Bend, OR | OR | $6,580 | $5,264 | ||
| St. Charles Madras Madras, OR | OR | — | $6,580 | $5,264 | |
| Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, IN | IN | $8,091 | $6,068 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $8,107 | $3,243 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $8,486 | $4,243 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $8,564 | $4,710 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $8,564 | $6,851 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $8,564 | $5,995 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $8,564 | $5,995 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $8,564 | $8,564 | ||
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming, NM | NM | — | $8,603 | $4,302 | |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $9,754 | $6,828 | ||
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $9,777 | $6,844 | ||
| Crossing Rivers Health Prairie Du Chien, WI | WI | $10,184 | $10,184 | ||
| Cody Regional Health Cody, WY | WY | $10,242 | $8,706 | ||
| Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO | CO | — | $10,265 | $8,725 | |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY | NY | $10,603 | $10,603 | ||
| Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO | CO | $10,772 | $8,079 | ||
| McKenzie Medical Center - Springfield Springfield, OR | OR | $10,903 | $6,542 | ||
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN | IN | $11,381 | $7,397 | ||
| Saint Joseph Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN | IN | $11,381 | $7,397 | ||
| Memorial Hospital Abilene, KS | KS | $11,510 | $11,510 | ||
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster, WI | WI | — | $11,918 | $7,747 | |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Ukiah, CA | CA | $12,767 | $2,553 | ||
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA | PA | $13,163 | $5,265 | ||
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA | PA | $13,163 | $5,265 | ||
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA | PA | — | $13,163 | $5,265 | |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA | PA | — | $13,163 | $5,265 | |
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $13,173 | $3,952 | ||
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN | IN | $13,373 | $8,024 | ||
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks, AK | AK | $13,504 | $12,829 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $14,044 | $8,426 | |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL | AL | — | $14,489 | $14,489 | |
| Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA | PA | $15,153 | $9,892 | ||
| Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA | PA | $15,153 | $9,892 | ||
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $15,955 | $11,168 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $15,955 | $11,168 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $16,409 | $9,846 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $16,409 | $9,846 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $16,409 | $9,846 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $16,409 | $9,846 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $16,409 | $9,846 | ||
| Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center Mccomb, MS | MS | $16,533 | $9,920 | ||
| Lawrence County Hospital Monticello, MS | MS | — | $16,533 | $9,920 | |
| Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT | CT | $16,833 | $16,833 | ||
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE | NE | $17,160 | — | ||
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI | MI | $17,172 | $4,293 | ||
| Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI | MI | $17,172 | $4,293 | ||
| University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI | MI | $17,172 | $4,293 | ||
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI | MI | $17,172 | $4,293 | ||
| Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI | MI | $17,172 | $4,293 | ||
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH | OH | $17,905 | $11,219 | ||
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR | OR | $18,476 | $13,857 | ||
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY | KY | $18,547 | $12,055 | ||
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY | KY | $18,547 | $12,055 | ||
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY | KY | $18,547 | $12,055 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $19,445 | $19,445 | ||
| MHP Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN | IN | $21,495 | $6,878 | ||
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle, IN | IN | $21,782 | $18,515 | ||
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland, NY | NY | $21,902 | $17,521 | ||
| Corning Hospital Corning, NY | NY | $21,902 | $17,521 | ||
| Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA | PA | $21,902 | $17,521 | ||
| Guthrie Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA | PA | $21,902 | $17,521 | ||
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $21,967 | $11,577 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $21,967 | $11,577 | ||
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL | IL | $22,090 | $22,090 | ||
| St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY | NY | $22,304 | — | ||
| Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN | IN | $22,365 | $13,419 | ||
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN | IN | $22,365 | $13,419 | ||
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN | IN | $22,365 | $13,419 | ||
| Mclaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI | MI | $22,392 | $11,196 | ||
| Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA | VA | $22,969 | $9,188 | ||
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish, SD | SD | $23,956 | $23,956 | ||
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD | SD | $23,956 | $23,956 | ||
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD | SD | — | $23,956 | $23,956 | |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD | SD | — | $23,956 | $23,956 | |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD | SD | — | $23,956 | $23,956 | |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory, NC | NC | $24,304 | $9,722 | ||
| Newman Regional Health (Critical Access) Emporia, KS | KS | $24,805 | $19,844 | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $25,106 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $25,106 | — | ||
| Rush Oak Park Hospital Oak Park, IL | IL | $25,754 | $12,877 | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $26,051 | $25,159 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY | NY | $26,051 | $25,159 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $26,051 | $25,159 | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $26,051 | $25,159 | ||
| RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY | NY | $26,469 | $17,205 | ||
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY | NY | $26,469 | $17,205 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $26,469 | $17,205 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $26,469 | $17,205 | ||
| RRH Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | — | $26,469 | $17,205 | |
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $26,754 | $16,052 | ||
| Swedish Hospital Chicago, IL | IL | $26,765 | $17,397 | ||
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL | IL | $26,765 | $17,397 | ||
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville, OH | OH | $28,175 | $16,905 | ||
| Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY | NY | $28,781 | $28,781 |