Major Chest Injury (without complications)
A hospital stay after a significant chest injury, such as broken ribs or a bruised lung from a fall or crash, in patients without other complicating conditions. Care focuses on pain control, help with breathing, and monitoring.
National avg charge
$28,399
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,834
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
383
have published MRF data
Compare Major Chest Injury cost by state
27 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
AL Alabama
6 hospitals avg $20,248
Compare hospitals → CA California
30 hospitals avg $44,350
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
11 hospitals avg $33,116
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
5 hospitals avg $44,261
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
20 hospitals avg $34,886
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
9 hospitals avg $14,867
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
12 hospitals avg $27,471
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
17 hospitals avg $17,457
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
7 hospitals avg $11,317
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $39,987
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
7 hospitals avg $16,383
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
20 hospitals avg $22,556
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
14 hospitals avg $22,652
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
18 hospitals avg $25,546
Compare hospitals → MS Mississippi
5 hospitals avg $14,249
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
5 hospitals avg $23,679
Compare hospitals → NE Nebraska
5 hospitals avg $15,564
Compare hospitals → NJ New Jersey
7 hospitals avg $45,021
Compare hospitals → NY New York
24 hospitals avg $25,597
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
18 hospitals avg $23,589
Compare hospitals → OH Ohio
8 hospitals avg $23,918
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
8 hospitals avg $27,700
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
20 hospitals avg $39,099
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
7 hospitals avg $23,031
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
16 hospitals avg $28,168
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
17 hospitals avg $42,871
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
12 hospitals avg $22,855
Compare hospitals → What is major chest injury?
A hospital stay after a significant chest injury, such as broken ribs or a bruised lung from a fall or crash, in patients without other complicating conditions. Care focuses on pain control, help with breathing, and monitoring.
Major Chest Injury is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 185 (without 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 Major Chest Injury nationally
Top 100 by published price · 465 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System Staples, MN | MN | — | $2,778 | $1,722 | |
| Colusa Medical Center Colusa, CA | CA | $2,971 | $1,783 | ||
| Winnmed Decorah, IA | IA | $3,935 | $2,755 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $4,258 | — | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $4,338 | $3,471 | ||
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM | NM | $4,557 | $2,734 | ||
| Mitchell County Regional Health Center Osage, IA | IA | $4,612 | $4,150 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $4,919 | $1,967 | ||
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH | OH | $4,938 | $3,112 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $5,053 | $2,527 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $5,196 | $2,858 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $5,196 | $4,157 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $5,196 | $3,637 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $5,196 | $3,637 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $5,196 | $5,196 | ||
| D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital Brewton, AL | AL | $5,861 | $3,516 | ||
| Atmore Community Hospital Atmore, AL | AL | $5,861 | $3,516 | ||
| Lake Chelan Health Hospital Chelan, WA | WA | — | $6,259 | $6,259 | |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $6,672 | $4,671 | ||
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $6,910 | — | ||
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena, LA | LA | $7,113 | $4,268 | ||
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, KY | KY | $7,204 | $3,602 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $7,366 | $2,210 | ||
| Washington County Hospital and Clinics Washington, IA | IA | — | $7,672 | $5,754 | |
| Crossing Rivers Health Prairie Du Chien, WI | WI | $7,757 | $7,757 | ||
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL | IL | $7,890 | $7,890 | ||
| Glenn Medical Center Willows, CA | CA | — | $8,065 | $4,839 | |
| Coalinga Regional Medical Center Coalinga, CA | CA | — | $8,309 | $4,985 | |
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $8,566 | $5,140 | |
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR | OR | $8,948 | $6,711 | ||
| Simpson General Hospital Mendenhall, MS | MS | $9,199 | $6,439 | ||
| Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey Secaucus, NJ | NJ | $9,240 | $9,240 | ||
| El Centro Regional Medical Center El Centro, CA | CA | $9,400 | $6,580 | ||
| Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg, IN | IN | $9,487 | $7,115 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $9,502 | $6,651 | ||
| St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center Twin Falls, ID | ID | $9,923 | $9,923 | ||
| St. Luke's Boise Medical Center Boise, ID | ID | $9,923 | $9,923 | ||
| St. Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID | ID | $9,923 | $9,923 | ||
| St. Luke's Jerome Medical Center Jerome, ID | ID | — | $9,923 | $9,923 | |
| St Luke's Elmore Medical Center Mountain Home, ID | ID | $9,923 | $9,923 | ||
| St. Luke's McCall Medical Center Mccall, ID | ID | — | $9,923 | $9,923 | |
| St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum, ID | ID | $9,923 | $9,923 | ||
| Myrtue Medical Center Harlan, IA | IA | $10,662 | $6,184 | ||
| Stoughton Health Stoughton, WI | WI | $11,429 | $6,286 | ||
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $11,617 | $8,132 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $11,617 | $8,132 | ||
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA | MA | $11,617 | $8,132 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $11,798 | $11,798 | ||
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE | NE | $11,875 | $10,687 | ||
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA | CA | $12,014 | $3,003 | ||
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA | CA | $12,014 | $3,003 | ||
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA | CA | $12,014 | $3,003 | ||
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA | CA | $12,014 | $3,003 | ||
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Salida, CO | CO | $12,045 | $10,238 | ||
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $12,716 | $7,795 | ||
| Adventist Health Delano Delano, CA | CA | $12,723 | $2,545 | ||
| St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA | GA | $12,750 | $8,287 | ||
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA | GA | $12,750 | $8,287 | ||
| Russell County Hospital Russell Springs, KY | KY | — | $13,138 | $10,510 | |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer, AK | AK | — | $13,422 | $10,066 | |
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $13,455 | $8,073 | ||
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, KY | KY | $14,721 | $12,219 | ||
| The Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE | NE | $14,823 | $9,635 | ||
| Nebraska Medicine Bellevue Health Center Bellevue, NE | NE | $14,823 | $9,635 | ||
| St Anthony Regional Hospital Carroll, IA | IA | $14,952 | $14,952 | ||
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY | NY | $15,326 | $15,326 | ||
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY | NY | $15,779 | $4,260 | ||
| Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY | NY | $15,779 | $4,260 | ||
| O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY | NY | — | $15,779 | $4,260 | |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY | NY | $15,779 | $4,260 | ||
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY | NY | $15,779 | $4,260 | ||
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $15,858 | $8,357 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $15,858 | $8,357 | ||
| Mena Regional Health System (Critical Access) Mena, AR | AR | — | $15,996 | $9,597 | |
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $16,338 | $6,862 | ||
| Madison Regional Health System Madison, SD | SD | — | $16,574 | $16,595 | |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA | MA | $16,638 | $8,319 | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $16,728 | $15,717 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY | NY | $16,728 | $15,717 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $16,728 | $15,717 | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $16,728 | $15,717 | ||
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY | KY | $16,808 | $10,925 | ||
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY | KY | $16,808 | $10,925 | ||
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY | KY | $16,808 | $10,925 | ||
| East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence, LA | LA | — | $16,836 | $12,627 | |
| Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO | CO | $16,891 | $12,668 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $16,983 | $10,190 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $16,983 | $10,190 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $16,983 | $10,190 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $16,983 | $10,190 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $16,983 | $10,190 | ||
| Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN | IN | $17,353 | $10,412 | ||
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN | IN | $17,353 | $10,412 | ||
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN | IN | $17,353 | $10,412 | ||
| RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY | NY | $17,368 | $11,289 | ||
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY | NY | $17,368 | $11,289 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $17,368 | $11,289 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $17,368 | $11,289 | ||
| RRH Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | — | $17,368 | $11,289 | |
| Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI | HI | $18,401 | $5,888 |