Lung Cancer & Chest Tumors (with complications)
A hospital stay for cancer or tumors of the lung or airways, often to manage symptoms like breathing trouble, fluid buildup, or infection. Care can include oxygen, medications, and procedures to ease breathing.
National avg charge
$44,835
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,942
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
468
have published MRF data
Compare Lung Cancer & Chest Tumors cost by state
30 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 $34,216
Compare hospitals → AK Alaska
6 hospitals avg $58,759
Compare hospitals → CA California
31 hospitals avg $67,486
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
14 hospitals avg $41,730
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $56,195
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
24 hospitals avg $49,061
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
8 hospitals avg $46,249
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
15 hospitals avg $38,569
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
27 hospitals avg $26,487
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
9 hospitals avg $13,898
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $42,568
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
19 hospitals avg $32,314
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
18 hospitals avg $43,284
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $110,135
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
18 hospitals avg $28,694
Compare hospitals → MN Minnesota
5 hospitals avg $4,288
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
9 hospitals avg $30,753
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
10 hospitals avg $30,029
Compare hospitals → NJ New Jersey
6 hospitals avg $195,697
Compare hospitals → NM New Mexico
6 hospitals avg $71,820
Compare hospitals → NY New York
29 hospitals avg $41,372
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
21 hospitals avg $42,911
Compare hospitals → OK Oklahoma
7 hospitals avg $25,313
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
10 hospitals avg $27,121
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
23 hospitals avg $49,636
Compare hospitals → SC South Carolina
5 hospitals avg $37,966
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
6 hospitals avg $17,537
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
11 hospitals avg $58,759
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
18 hospitals avg $32,609
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
11 hospitals avg $41,771
Compare hospitals → What is lung cancer & chest tumors?
A hospital stay for cancer or tumors of the lung or airways, often to manage symptoms like breathing trouble, fluid buildup, or infection. Care can include oxygen, medications, and procedures to ease breathing.
Lung Cancer & Chest Tumors is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 181 (with complications), classified within the Respiratory 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 Lung Cancer & Chest Tumors nationally
Top 100 by published price · 543 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA | VA | $2,013 | — | ||
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital Winamac, IN | IN | — | $2,639 | $1,847 | |
| Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI | HI | $2,886 | $924 | ||
| Sweeny Community Hospital Sweeny, TX | TX | — | $2,919 | $1,752 | |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly, IA | IA | $3,310 | $1,721 | ||
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville, KY | KY | $3,344 | $3,344 | ||
| William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS | KS | $3,379 | $3,379 | ||
| Glenn Medical Center Willows, CA | CA | — | $3,548 | $2,129 | |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM | NM | $3,634 | $2,907 | ||
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN | MN | $3,657 | $1,907 | ||
| Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN | MN | $3,657 | $1,907 | ||
| Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN | MN | $3,657 | $1,907 | ||
| Olivia Hospital & Clinic Olivia, MN | MN | $3,657 | $1,907 | ||
| Amery Hospital & Clinic Amery, WI | WI | $3,657 | $1,907 | ||
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI | WI | $3,657 | $1,907 | ||
| Westfields Hospital and Clinic New Richmond, WI | WI | $3,657 | $1,907 | ||
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic, IA | IA | $3,764 | $2,635 | ||
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $4,596 | — | ||
| Cordell Memorial Hospital Cordell, OK | OK | — | $5,862 | $4,689 | |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $6,194 | $4,955 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $6,393 | — | ||
| Winnmed Decorah, IA | IA | $6,430 | $4,501 | ||
| Fulton County Medical Center Mcconnellsburg, PA | PA | $6,470 | $4,529 | ||
| Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS) Orange City, IA | IA | $6,486 | $5,188 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $6,698 | $2,679 | ||
| Modoc Medical Center Alturas, CA | CA | $6,737 | $6,737 | ||
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN | MN | $6,814 | $3,584 | ||
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon, IA | IA | — | $7,009 | $7,009 | |
| Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake Saranac Lake, NY | NY | $7,013 | $4,348 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $7,076 | $3,892 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $7,076 | $5,660 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $7,076 | $4,953 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $7,076 | $4,953 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $7,076 | $7,076 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $7,214 | $3,607 | ||
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY | NY | $7,703 | $7,703 | ||
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, KY | KY | $7,749 | $3,875 | ||
| Jasper Memorial Hospital Monticello, GA | GA | — | $7,965 | $6,372 | |
| Greenwood Leflore Hospital Greenwood, MS | MS | $7,965 | $6,372 | ||
| Myrtue Medical Center Harlan, IA | IA | $9,326 | $5,409 | ||
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN | IN | $9,383 | $5,630 | ||
| Girard Medical Center Girard, KS | KS | $9,406 | $5,644 | ||
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson, NC | NC | $9,555 | $3,822 | ||
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle, IN | IN | $9,642 | $8,196 | ||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Jesup, GA | GA | $9,696 | $7,757 | ||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Honesdale, PA | PA | $9,696 | $7,757 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $10,732 | $3,220 | ||
| Clay County Hospital Ashland, AL | AL | — | $10,883 | $10,883 | |
| Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur, IN | IN | — | $11,122 | $11,122 | |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, KY | KY | $11,437 | $9,492 | ||
| St. John's Health Jackson, WY | WY | $12,087 | $12,087 | ||
| Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY | WY | — | $12,087 | $12,087 | |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA | WA | $12,315 | $10,467 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $12,412 | $7,447 | |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA | GA | $12,630 | $8,588 | ||
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL | AL | — | $12,946 | $12,946 | |
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $13,536 | $13,536 | ||
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR | OR | $13,913 | $10,435 | ||
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA | MA | $14,070 | $14,070 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $14,387 | $8,632 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $14,387 | $8,632 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $14,387 | $8,632 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $14,387 | $8,632 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $14,387 | $8,632 | ||
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | IN | $14,684 | $11,747 | ||
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $14,743 | $10,320 | ||
| Salina Regional Health Center (Acute Care) Salina, KS | KS | $15,999 | $11,199 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $16,065 | $16,065 | ||
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY | KY | $16,921 | $10,999 | ||
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish, SD | SD | $17,183 | $17,183 | ||
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD | SD | $17,183 | $17,183 | ||
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD | SD | — | $17,183 | $17,183 | |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD | SD | — | $17,183 | $17,183 | |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD | SD | — | $17,183 | $17,183 | |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet, SC | SC | $17,620 | $11,453 | ||
| Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR | OR | $17,640 | — | ||
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston, MT | MT | $18,097 | $17,192 | ||
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Morris, IL | IL | $18,175 | $4,922 | ||
| Mahaska Health Oskaloosa, IA | IA | $18,314 | $15,567 | ||
| Willamette Valley Medical Center Mcminnville, OR | OR | $18,324 | $7,330 | ||
| St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA | GA | $18,371 | $11,941 | ||
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA | GA | $18,371 | $11,941 | ||
| St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $18,380 | $8,023 | ||
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR | AR | $18,410 | $9,205 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $18,422 | $12,895 | ||
| Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK | OK | — | $19,077 | $11,446 | |
| Council Oak Comprehensive Healthcare Tulsa, OK | OK | — | $19,077 | $11,446 | |
| Creek Nation Community Hospital Okemah, OK | OK | — | $19,077 | $11,446 | |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $19,303 | $17,634 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY | NY | $19,303 | $17,634 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $19,303 | $17,634 | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $19,303 | $17,634 | ||
| Huron Regional Medical Center Huron, SD | SD | $19,305 | $11,583 | ||
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN | IN | $19,583 | $12,729 | ||
| Saint Joseph Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN | IN | $19,583 | $12,729 | ||
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO | MO | $19,640 | $15,712 | ||
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY | NY | $20,199 | $20,199 | ||
| Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA | PA | $20,219 | $8,542 | ||
| Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA | PA | $20,219 | $8,542 | ||
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $20,601 | $8,653 |