DRG 086 · Nervous System

Brief Traumatic Coma (with complications)

Hospital care after a head injury that caused a brief loss of consciousness lasting less than an hour. The stay involves repeated neurological checks, brain imaging, and treatment of any related injuries or conditions.

National avg charge
$45,137
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,777
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
345
have published MRF data
Lowest $3,920 Highest $182,559

Compare Brief Traumatic Coma cost by state

24 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.

What is brief traumatic coma?

Hospital care after a head injury that caused a brief loss of consciousness lasting less than an hour. The stay involves repeated neurological checks, brain imaging, and treatment of any related injuries or conditions.

Brief Traumatic Coma is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 086 (with complications), classified within the Nervous System 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 2026-10-10.

Lowest published prices for Brief Traumatic Coma nationally

Top 100 by published price · 430 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
Simpson General Hospital Mendenhall, MS MS $4,509 $3,156
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY NY $6,303 $1,702
Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA WA $6,962 $5,918
Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN TN $7,317 $5,853
Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, CA CA $7,318 $7,318
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN IN $7,329 —
Mcpherson Hospital Mcpherson, KS KS $8,031 $5,943
Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN IN $8,147 $3,259
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA LA $8,522 $4,261
Winnmed Decorah, IA IA $8,580 $6,006
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA CA $8,606 $4,733
Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA GA — $8,606 $6,885
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA IA — $8,606 $6,024
Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS MS — $8,606 $6,024
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX TX $8,606 $8,606
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO MO $8,924 $4,908
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO MO $8,924 $4,908
Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL AL $9,008 $8,107
Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS MS $9,425 $3,582
Ochsner St. Anne Hospital Raceland, LA LA — $9,860 $4,339
Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC NC $10,169 —
Jefferson County Health Center Fairfield, IA IA $10,235 $6,141
Madison Hospital Madison, MN MN — $10,294 $8,750
Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson, KY KY — $10,297 $6,178
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO MO $10,554 $6,332
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR AR $10,800 $7,560
Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg, KS KS — $11,130 $7,791
Fairchild Medical Center Yreka, CA CA $11,443 $11,443
Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR AR $11,445 $5,722
Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA MA $11,461 $8,023
MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA MA $11,461 $8,023
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA MA $11,461 $8,023
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL IL $11,870 $11,870
Harris Regional Hospital Sylva, NC NC $12,074 $4,829
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet, SC SC $12,120 $7,878
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN TN $12,213 $7,487
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH OH $12,397 $12,397
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY NY $12,419 $12,419
Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN IN $12,955 $10,364
Seiling Municipal Hospital Seiling, OK OK — $13,019 —
Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend, WA WA $13,361 $10,689
St Peters Health Helena, MT MT $13,533 $8,797
St. Peter's Hospital Albany, NY NY $13,533 $8,797
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY NY $13,533 $8,797
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital Schenectady, NY NY — $13,533 $8,797
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus Albany, OR OR $13,533 $8,797
Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon, IA IA — $13,557 $13,557
Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO CO $13,693 $10,270
Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK OK — $14,095 $8,457
UK St. Claire Morehead, KY KY $14,130 $10,598
Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah, WI WI $15,896 $9,140
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY NY $16,723 $10,870
St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA PA $17,623 $9,478
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA LA $18,282 $5,119
Lake Chelan Health Hospital Chelan, WA WA — $18,337 $18,337
St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA GA $18,512 $12,033
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA GA $18,512 $12,033
Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN IN $19,313 $11,588
Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN IN $19,313 $11,588
Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN IN $19,313 $11,588
St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE NE $19,541 $19,541
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO MO $19,541 $19,541
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton, MA MA $20,038 $15,029
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH NH $20,038 $15,029
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA LA $20,547 $6,575
Mesa View Regional Hospital Mesquite, NV NV $20,779 $12,468
Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN IN $21,096 $12,658
Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN IN $21,096 $12,658
Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN IN $21,096 $12,658
Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN IN $21,096 $12,658
Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN IN $21,096 $12,658
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ AZ $21,293 $21,293
Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT CT $22,617 $22,617
Community Hospital Munster, IN IN $22,681 $13,609
St Mary Medical Center Inc (Acute Care) Hobart, IN IN $22,681 $13,609
Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR OR $22,973 $17,230
Christian Hospital Saint Louis, MO MO $23,094 $13,856
Adventist Health Delano Delano, CA CA $23,136 $4,627
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY NY $23,278 $15,131
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY NY $23,278 $15,131
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR AR $23,345 $6,070
Marion General Hospital Marion, IN IN $23,437 $14,062
Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS MS $23,437 $14,062
Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY NY $24,050 —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY NY $24,050 —
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY NY $24,050 —
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY NY $24,485 $24,485
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO MO $24,490 $15,919
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA GA $24,623 —
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA GA $24,623 —
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC NC $24,749 $6,682
Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA MA $24,991 $12,496
United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX TX $25,048 $23,796
St. John's Health Jackson, WY WY $26,188 $26,188
Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY WY — $26,188 $26,188
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA WA $26,910 $26,910
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN MN $26,911 $8,342
Genesis Hospital Zanesville, OH OH $27,043 $16,226
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA PA $27,857 $11,143
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA PA $27,857 $11,143