Headache (without major complications)
Severe or persistent headaches, such as migraine, that need hospital care for relief. The stay typically involves IV medications and tests to rule out more serious causes.
National avg charge
$34,276
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,877
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
433
have published MRF data
Compare Headache cost by state
25 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
AL Alabama
12 hospitals avg $24,310
Compare hospitals → CA California
35 hospitals avg $47,449
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
14 hospitals avg $30,883
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $47,175
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
22 hospitals avg $35,842
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
9 hospitals avg $33,933
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
11 hospitals avg $31,468
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
21 hospitals avg $25,881
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $33,879
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
17 hospitals avg $58,917
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
12 hospitals avg $22,834
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $27,335
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
20 hospitals avg $26,714
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
5 hospitals avg $21,383
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
13 hospitals avg $23,564
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $24,069
Compare hospitals → NY New York
22 hospitals avg $35,582
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
21 hospitals avg $33,136
Compare hospitals → OK Oklahoma
7 hospitals avg $19,770
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
7 hospitals avg $31,236
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
21 hospitals avg $38,674
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
5 hospitals avg $23,132
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
7 hospitals avg $30,357
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
23 hospitals avg $44,101
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
11 hospitals avg $32,522
Compare hospitals → What is headache?
Severe or persistent headaches, such as migraine, that need hospital care for relief. The stay typically involves IV medications and tests to rule out more serious causes.
Headache is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 103 (without major 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 Headache nationally
Top 100 by published price · 506 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN | IN | $3,326 | $1,995 | ||
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $3,379 | $3,379 | ||
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville, KY | KY | $3,476 | $3,476 | ||
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion, IA | IA | — | $3,640 | $2,184 | |
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $4,264 | — | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $4,695 | — | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $4,743 | $3,794 | ||
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston, MT | MT | $4,987 | $4,738 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $5,230 | $2,092 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $5,524 | $2,762 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $5,525 | $3,039 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $5,525 | $4,420 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $5,525 | $3,868 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $5,525 | $3,868 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $5,525 | $5,525 | ||
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM | NM | $5,733 | $631 | ||
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville, KY | KY | $5,848 | $2,339 | ||
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY | NY | $5,857 | $5,857 | ||
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY | NY | $6,098 | $1,647 | ||
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend, WA | WA | $6,180 | $4,944 | ||
| D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital Brewton, AL | AL | $6,430 | $3,858 | ||
| Atmore Community Hospital Atmore, AL | AL | $6,430 | $3,858 | ||
| East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence, LA | LA | — | $6,592 | $4,944 | |
| Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO | CO | — | $7,428 | $6,314 | |
| Comanche County Medical Center Comanche, TX | TX | $7,685 | $4,995 | ||
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson, KY | KY | — | $7,807 | $4,684 | |
| Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA | LA | $7,947 | $3,735 | ||
| Decatur Health Oberlin, KS | KS | — | $8,025 | $7,222 | |
| Ochsner St. Anne Hospital Raceland, LA | LA | — | $8,107 | $3,567 | |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center (St Mary Pl) Shreveport, LA | LA | $8,274 | $2,317 | ||
| MHP Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN | IN | $8,445 | $2,702 | ||
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA | GA | $8,522 | $5,795 | ||
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY | NY | $8,737 | $2,359 | ||
| Washington County Hospital and Clinics Washington, IA | IA | — | $8,773 | $6,580 | |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg, KS | KS | — | $8,932 | $6,253 | |
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $9,171 | $5,502 | |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK | OK | — | $9,171 | $2,293 | |
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO | MO | $9,742 | $5,845 | ||
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY | KY | $10,025 | $6,516 | ||
| Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK | OK | — | $11,684 | $7,010 | |
| Council Oak Comprehensive Healthcare Tulsa, OK | OK | — | $11,684 | $7,010 | |
| Creek Nation Community Hospital Okemah, OK | OK | — | $11,684 | $7,010 | |
| Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN | IN | $11,817 | $8,272 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $12,545 | $12,545 | ||
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO | MO | $12,545 | $12,545 | ||
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO | MO | $13,064 | $7,185 | ||
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO | MO | $13,064 | $7,185 | ||
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow, MT | MT | — | $14,225 | $12,802 | |
| Ashley Regional Medical Center Vernal, UT | UT | $14,533 | $7,993 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $14,993 | $11,245 | ||
| Mountain West Medical Center Tooele, UT | UT | $15,381 | $9,229 | ||
| Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH | OH | $15,547 | $15,547 | ||
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $15,577 | $6,542 | ||
| Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL | AL | $15,688 | $14,119 | ||
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $16,046 | $8,456 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $16,046 | $8,456 | ||
| Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock Bay Saint Louis, MS | MS | $16,217 | $6,162 | ||
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA | MA | $16,464 | $16,464 | ||
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $16,533 | $10,135 | ||
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | NC | $16,804 | $4,537 | ||
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO | MO | $16,874 | $13,499 | ||
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $16,875 | $11,812 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $16,875 | $11,812 | ||
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA | MA | $16,875 | $11,812 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $17,115 | — | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $17,115 | — | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $17,115 | — | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $17,438 | $10,463 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $17,438 | $10,463 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $17,438 | $10,463 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $17,438 | $10,463 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $17,438 | $10,463 | ||
| Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY | NY | $17,457 | $8,728 | ||
| Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR | OR | $17,777 | — | ||
| Thomas Hospital (Acute Care) Fairhope, AL | AL | $18,289 | $8,831 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $18,547 | $12,983 | ||
| Witham Health Services Lebanon, IN | IN | $18,595 | $13,017 | ||
| Castleview Hospital Price, UT | UT | $19,005 | $10,453 | ||
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Haymarket, VA | VA | $20,076 | $10,038 | ||
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA | PA | $20,111 | $8,044 | ||
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA | PA | $20,111 | $8,044 | ||
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA | PA | — | $20,111 | $8,044 | |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA | PA | — | $20,111 | $8,044 | |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE | NE | $20,250 | $18,225 | ||
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY | KY | $20,630 | $13,409 | ||
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY | KY | $20,630 | $13,409 | ||
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY | KY | $20,630 | $13,409 | ||
| St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $20,644 | $6,144 | ||
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $20,941 | $13,612 | ||
| McKenzie Medical Center - Springfield Springfield, OR | OR | $20,949 | $12,569 | ||
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Culpeper, VA | VA | $20,978 | $10,489 | ||
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $21,068 | $12,641 | ||
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA | LA | $21,277 | $5,958 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $21,280 | $13,832 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $21,280 | $13,832 | ||
| St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA | GA | $21,803 | $14,172 | ||
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA | GA | $21,803 | $14,172 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $21,850 | $6,555 | ||
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA | LA | $21,861 | $5,028 | ||
| Parkland Health Center Farmington, MO | MO | $21,901 | $13,140 |