DRG 184 · Respiratory

Major Chest Injury (with complications)

A serious injury to the chest, such as multiple broken ribs or a bruised lung. Hospital care focuses on pain control, breathing support, and monitoring for internal injuries.

National avg charge
$36,190
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,891
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
445
have published MRF data
Lowest $3,153 Highest $167,983

Compare Major Chest Injury cost by state

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

AL Alabama
8 hospitals avg $28,156
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AK Alaska
5 hospitals avg $43,884
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AR Arkansas
6 hospitals avg $39,358
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CA California
40 hospitals avg $59,636
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CT Connecticut
13 hospitals avg $40,961
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FL Florida
9 hospitals avg $51,950
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GA Georgia
21 hospitals avg $42,611
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ID Idaho
13 hospitals avg $20,361
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IL Illinois
15 hospitals avg $44,883
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IN Indiana
20 hospitals avg $21,271
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IA Iowa
27 hospitals avg $24,940
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KS Kansas
13 hospitals avg $35,685
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KY Kentucky
10 hospitals avg $30,057
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LA Louisiana
10 hospitals avg $28,797
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MA Massachusetts
13 hospitals avg $36,899
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MI Michigan
20 hospitals avg $38,133
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MN Minnesota
6 hospitals avg $22,627
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MO Missouri
10 hospitals avg $26,719
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NE Nebraska
7 hospitals avg $23,170
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NY New York
22 hospitals avg $35,542
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NC North Carolina
21 hospitals avg $32,681
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OK Oklahoma
8 hospitals avg $14,682
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OR Oregon
12 hospitals avg $27,052
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PA Pennsylvania
18 hospitals avg $53,075
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SD South Dakota
7 hospitals avg $26,672
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TN Tennessee
8 hospitals avg $36,230
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TX Texas
18 hospitals avg $43,645
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VA Virginia
10 hospitals avg $28,832
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WA Washington
6 hospitals avg $18,225
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What is major chest injury?

A serious injury to the chest, such as multiple broken ribs or a bruised lung. Hospital care focuses on pain control, breathing support, and monitoring for internal injuries.

Major Chest Injury is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 184 (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 2026-10-10.

Lowest published prices for Major Chest Injury nationally

Top 100 by published price · 537 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
Purcell Municipal Hospital Purcell, OK OK $3,153 $1,892
Glenn Medical Center Willows, CA CA — $3,178 $1,907
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center Bandon, OR OR $3,355 $3,355
Community Memorial Healthcare Marysville, KS KS $4,469 $4,469
Winnmed Decorah, IA IA $4,511 $3,158
Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC NC $5,135 —
Waverly Health Center Waverly, IA IA $5,613 $2,919
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN IN $5,894 —
Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN TN $5,958 $4,767
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL AL $6,164 $6,164
Jefferson County Health Center Fairfield, IA IA $6,285 $3,771
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Sullivan, MO MO $6,297 $3,778
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY NY $6,533 $5,232
Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN IN $6,655 $2,662
Mesa View Regional Hospital Mesquite, NV NV $6,832 $4,099
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA LA $6,940 $3,470
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA CA $7,030 $3,866
Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA GA — $7,030 $5,624
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA IA — $7,030 $4,921
Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS MS — $7,030 $4,921
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX TX $7,030 $7,030
Mitchell County Regional Health Center Osage, IA IA $7,096 $6,386
Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora, IL IL $7,170 $3,585
Putnam County Hospital Greencastle, IN IN $7,297 $6,202
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC NC $7,435 $2,007
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY NY $7,874 $2,126
Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL AL $8,230 $7,407
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital doctor Seneca, KS KS — $8,293 $7,463
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK OK — $8,371 $5,022
Council Oak Comprehensive Healthcare Tulsa, OK OK — $8,371 $5,022
Creek Nation Community Hospital Okemah, OK OK — $8,371 $5,022
Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS) Orange City, IA IA $8,486 $6,789
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY NY $8,692 $8,692
Myrtue Medical Center Harlan, IA IA $8,728 $5,062
Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR AR $8,861 $4,431
Pineville Community Health Center Pineville, KY KY $8,944 $8,944
Livingston HealthCare Livingston, MT MT $9,141 $8,684
Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon, ID ID $9,497 $7,123
Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN IN $9,663 $7,730
Lake Chelan Health Hospital Chelan, WA WA — $9,894 $9,894
Rooks County Health Center Plainville, KS KS — $9,955 $7,466
Huron Regional Medical Center Huron, SD SD $10,066 $6,039
Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint, ID ID $10,434 $8,347
Memorial Health Care Systems Seward, NE NE $10,575 $10,575
South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS MS $10,715 $4,500
Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN IN $10,788 $7,552
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA LA $10,962 $8,222
Scenic Mountain Medical Center Big Spring, TX TX — $11,019 $2,204
Big Bend Regional Medical Center Alpine, TX TX — $11,019 $2,204
Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA WA $11,309 $9,613
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion, IA IA — $11,337 $6,802
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA LA $11,417 $2,626
Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, CA CA $11,464 $11,464
Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK OK — $11,509 $6,906
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY NY $11,576 $3,125
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA CA $11,734 $2,934
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA CA $11,734 $2,934
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA CA $11,734 $2,934
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA CA $11,734 $2,934
Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO CO — $11,766 $10,001
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL AL — $12,614 $12,614
Perham Health Perham, MN MN $12,628 $8,208
Central Montana Medical Center Lewistown, MT MT — $12,711 $10,805
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA GA $13,060 —
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA GA $13,060 —
St. Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA LA $13,293 $4,254
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Salida, CO CO $13,345 $11,343
Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah, WI WI $13,542 $7,787
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY NY $14,031 $9,120
Girard Medical Center Girard, KS KS $14,054 $8,432
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ AZ $14,180 $14,180
Holland Hospital Holland, MI MI $14,222 $8,533
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA PA $14,362 $8,251
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA PA $14,362 $8,251
Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend, WA WA $14,503 $11,602
Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID ID $14,817 $12,594
St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA PA $14,832 $7,718
Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege, NE NE $15,031 $13,528
South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola, MS MS $15,036 —
Adventist Health Portland Portland, OR OR $15,582 $4,986
St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE NE $15,962 $15,962
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO MO $15,962 $15,962
Prairie Lakes Hospital Watertown, SD SD $16,039 —
St. John's Health Jackson, WY WY $16,476 $16,476
Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY WY — $16,476 $16,476
St Peters Health Helena, MT MT $16,541 $10,752
St. Peter's Hospital Albany, NY NY $16,541 $10,752
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY NY $16,541 $10,752
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital Schenectady, NY NY — $16,541 $10,752
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus Albany, OR OR $16,541 $10,752
Boone County Hospital Boone, IA IA — $16,585 $13,268
William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS KS $16,641 $16,641
Lower Umpqua Hospital Reedsport, OR OR — $16,869 $9,109
Kittitas Valley Healthcare Ellensburg, WA WA — $17,124 $14,556
Lakewood Health System Staples, MN MN — $17,220 $10,676
Benewah Community Hospital Saint Maries, ID ID — $17,274 $15,547
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC NC — $17,649 $7,060
Memorial Hospital Abilene, KS KS $17,884 $17,884
Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY NY $18,219 —
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY NY $18,219 —