DRG 881 · Mental Health & Substance Use

Depression

Hospital care for depression when symptoms become severe enough to need round-the-clock support. The stay involves a safe, supervised setting, medication management, and therapy.

National avg charge
$24,054
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,809
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
381
have published MRF data
Lowest $1,221 Highest $182,856

Compare Depression cost by state

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

AL Alabama
11 hospitals avg $21,326
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AK Alaska
5 hospitals avg $18,767
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AR Arkansas
7 hospitals avg $37,736
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CA California
21 hospitals avg $45,078
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CT Connecticut
10 hospitals avg $35,854
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FL Florida
8 hospitals avg $26,094
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GA Georgia
18 hospitals avg $17,942
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ID Idaho
7 hospitals avg $10,946
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IL Illinois
15 hospitals avg $24,293
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IN Indiana
14 hospitals avg $14,392
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IA Iowa
5 hospitals avg $7,749
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KS Kansas
5 hospitals avg $18,271
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KY Kentucky
16 hospitals avg $18,111
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LA Louisiana
12 hospitals avg $16,064
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MA Massachusetts
13 hospitals avg $26,638
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MI Michigan
20 hospitals avg $18,814
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MN Minnesota
6 hospitals avg $16,603
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MO Missouri
9 hospitals avg $20,101
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NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $14,370
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NJ New Jersey
6 hospitals avg $28,292
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NY New York
18 hospitals avg $30,524
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NC North Carolina
19 hospitals avg $18,158
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OK Oklahoma
5 hospitals avg $12,356
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OR Oregon
5 hospitals avg $25,174
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PA Pennsylvania
20 hospitals avg $41,617
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SD South Dakota
5 hospitals avg $27,682
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TN Tennessee
8 hospitals avg $37,158
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TX Texas
18 hospitals avg $27,759
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What is depression?

Hospital care for depression when symptoms become severe enough to need round-the-clock support. The stay involves a safe, supervised setting, medication management, and therapy.

Depression is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 881, classified within the Mental Health & Substance Use 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 Depression nationally

Top 100 by published price · 439 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
Coalinga Regional Medical Center Coalinga, CA CA — $1,221 $732
Lake Chelan Health Hospital Chelan, WA WA — $1,363 $1,363
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow, MT MT — $1,423 $1,281
Pineville Community Health Center Pineville, KY KY $1,723 $1,723
North Baldwin Infirmary Bay Minette, AL AL $2,119 $1,800
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY NY $2,163 $2,163
Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS MS $2,320 $2,320
Livingston HealthCare Livingston, MT MT $2,522 $2,396
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA MA $3,828 $3,828
Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM NM $3,958 $3,167
St Marys Healthcare Amsterdam, NY NY $4,510 —
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA GA $4,845 —
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA GA $4,845 —
Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN TN $5,099 $4,079
UTMB Health - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX TX $5,552 $1,183
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM NM $5,597 $3,358
Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake Saranac Lake, NY NY $5,774 $3,580
Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic, IA IA $5,843 $4,090
Ochsner St. Anne Hospital Raceland, LA LA — $5,844 $2,571
Colusa Medical Center Colusa, CA CA $5,864 $3,518
Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN IN $5,884 $2,354
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA LA $5,940 $2,970
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA CA $6,216 $3,419
Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA GA — $6,216 $4,973
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA IA — $6,216 $4,351
Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS MS — $6,216 $4,351
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX TX $6,216 $6,216
Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR AR $6,260 $3,130
Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer, IA IA $6,274 $4,706
Central Peninsula Hospital Soldotna, AK AK $6,415 $6,415
North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville, MS MS $6,513 $3,257
D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital Brewton, AL AL $6,851 $4,111
Atmore Community Hospital Atmore, AL AL $6,851 $4,111
UK St. Claire Morehead, KY KY $7,060 $5,295
St Anthony Regional Hospital Carroll, IA IA $7,417 $7,417
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY NY $7,424 $7,424
Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA LA — $7,521 $3,384
Ochsner St. Mary Morgan City, LA LA $7,533 $1,507
Salina Regional Health Center (Acute Care) Salina, KS KS $7,606 $5,324
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL IL — $7,622 $4,725
Lasalle General Hospital Jena, LA LA $8,155 $4,893
Womans Hospital Baton Rouge, LA LA $8,250 $8,250
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO MO $8,331 $4,582
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO MO $8,331 $4,582
Bristol Regional Medical Center: Emergency Room Bristol, TN TN $8,475 $1,271
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC NC $8,512 $2,298
Rutherford Regional Health System Rutherfordton, NC NC $8,787 $3,515
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX TX $8,835 $2,651
Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, IL IL $8,855 $61,368
Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK OK — $8,874 $5,324
Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland, NY NY $9,235 $7,388
Lakewood Health System Staples, MN MN — $9,277 $5,752
North Alabama Medical Center Florence, AL AL $9,302 $3,256
North Alabama Shoals Hospital Muscle Shoals, AL AL — $9,302 $3,256
Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova, AK AK — $9,312 $4,656
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH OH $9,314 $5,644
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR AR $9,561 $6,692
Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO MO $9,794 $7,835
Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI HI $9,798 $3,135
Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center Lakeland, FL FL $9,975 —
Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN IN $10,580 $6,348
Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN IN $10,580 $6,348
Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN IN $10,580 $6,348
Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN IN $10,580 $6,348
Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN IN $10,580 $6,348
Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL IL $10,618 $5,309
St. Tammany Parish Hospital Covington, LA LA $10,770 $4,308
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center Twin Falls, ID ID $10,946 $10,946
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center Boise, ID ID $10,946 $10,946
St. Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID ID $10,946 $10,946
St. Luke's Jerome Medical Center Jerome, ID ID — $10,946 $10,946
St Luke's Elmore Medical Center Mountain Home, ID ID $10,946 $10,946
St. Luke's McCall Medical Center Mccall, ID ID — $10,946 $10,946
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum, ID ID $10,946 $10,946
Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA MA $10,991 $7,694
MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA MA $10,991 $7,694
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA MA $10,991 $7,694
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK OK — $11,075 $6,645
Council Oak Comprehensive Healthcare Tulsa, OK OK — $11,075 $6,645
Creek Nation Community Hospital Okemah, OK OK — $11,075 $6,645
Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora, IL IL $11,103 $5,552
Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson, KY KY — $11,104 $6,662
Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN IN $11,162 $8,930
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL AL — $11,399 $11,399
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA PA $11,516 $4,606
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA PA $11,516 $4,606
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA PA — $11,516 $4,606
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA PA — $11,516 $4,606
Swedish Hospital Chicago, IL IL $11,607 $7,545
Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE NE $12,047 $10,843
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY KY $12,618 $8,202
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY KY $12,618 $8,202
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY KY $12,618 $8,202
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Salisbury, NC NC $12,676 $6,338
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL IL $12,691 $12,691
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL FL $12,838 $8,987
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA LA $12,923 $6,074
Ottumwa Regional Health Center (Acute Care) Ottumwa, IA IA $12,995 $5,198
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA VA $13,241 $5,297
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI MI $13,328 $6,664