Major Chest Surgery (with complications)
Major surgery inside the chest, such as removing part of a lung. The stay includes the operation, a chest tube while the lungs heal, and closely monitored recovery.
National avg charge
$119,155
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,823
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
359
have published MRF data
Compare Major Chest Surgery cost by state
24 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 $97,729
Compare hospitals → CA California
26 hospitals avg $156,833
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
12 hospitals avg $84,542
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $175,672
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
22 hospitals avg $98,745
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
9 hospitals avg $155,528
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
13 hospitals avg $89,248
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
17 hospitals avg $79,825
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
18 hospitals avg $56,371
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
6 hospitals avg $104,192
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
7 hospitals avg $92,993
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
19 hospitals avg $231,899
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
13 hospitals avg $84,663
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
18 hospitals avg $90,194
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
7 hospitals avg $94,380
Compare hospitals → NM New Mexico
5 hospitals avg $184,491
Compare hospitals → NY New York
26 hospitals avg $104,890
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
15 hospitals avg $129,383
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
8 hospitals avg $95,733
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
16 hospitals avg $154,533
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
5 hospitals avg $108,405
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
11 hospitals avg $146,130
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
14 hospitals avg $101,858
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
8 hospitals avg $150,226
Compare hospitals → What is major chest surgery?
Major surgery inside the chest, such as removing part of a lung. The stay includes the operation, a chest tube while the lungs heal, and closely monitored recovery.
Major Chest Surgery is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 164 (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 Major Chest Surgery nationally
Top 100 by published price · 426 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $14,041 | $11,233 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $14,565 | — | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $15,785 | $6,314 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $16,355 | $8,177 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $16,675 | $9,171 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $16,675 | $13,340 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $16,675 | $11,672 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $16,675 | $11,672 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $16,675 | $16,675 | ||
| Huntington Hospital (Acute Care) Pasadena, CA | CA | — | $19,680 | — | |
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $22,789 | $22,789 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $24,858 | $7,457 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $29,224 | $17,534 | |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $30,730 | $21,511 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $30,730 | $21,511 | ||
| Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY | NY | $35,466 | $35,466 | ||
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $36,508 | $23,730 | ||
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint, ID | ID | $37,230 | $29,784 | ||
| Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita, KS | KS | $37,620 | $23,700 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $37,860 | $37,860 | ||
| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT | CT | $37,929 | $37,929 | ||
| St. John's Health Jackson, WY | WY | $38,792 | $38,792 | ||
| Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY | WY | — | $38,792 | $38,792 | |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Somerset, KY | KY | $39,391 | $15,757 | ||
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA | LA | $43,196 | $32,397 | ||
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | MA | $46,269 | $34,701 | ||
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY | NY | $49,871 | $49,871 | ||
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | IN | $51,244 | $40,995 | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $51,760 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $51,760 | — | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $51,990 | $38,993 | ||
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton, MA | MA | $55,568 | $41,676 | ||
| Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH | NH | $55,568 | $41,676 | ||
| St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA | GA | $56,717 | $36,866 | ||
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA | GA | $56,717 | $36,866 | ||
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL | IL | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA | IA | $56,755 | $36,891 | ||
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA | IA | $56,755 | $36,891 | ||
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care) Mason City, IA | IA | $56,755 | $36,891 | ||
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA | IA | $56,755 | $36,891 | ||
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care) Dubuque, IA | IA | $56,755 | $36,891 | ||
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA | IA | $56,755 | $36,891 | ||
| Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center Sioux City, IA | IA | $56,755 | $36,891 | ||
| Hancock County Health System Britt, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| Mercyone Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls, IA | IA | — | $56,755 | $36,891 | |
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR | OR | $57,519 | $43,139 | ||
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA | VA | $57,896 | $23,158 | ||
| RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY | NY | $58,577 | $38,075 | ||
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY | NY | $58,577 | $38,075 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $58,577 | $38,075 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $58,577 | $38,075 | ||
| RRH Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | — | $58,577 | $38,075 | |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA | MA | $59,396 | $21,511 | ||
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $64,131 | $38,478 | ||
| Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO | CO | $64,138 | $48,103 | ||
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| Mclaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care) Petoskey, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| Mclaren Flint Flint, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI | MI | — | $65,590 | $32,795 | |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care) Mount Clemens, MI | MI | $65,590 | $32,795 | ||
| St Peters Health Helena, MT | MT | $67,197 | $43,678 | ||
| St. Peter's Hospital Albany, NY | NY | $67,197 | $43,678 | ||
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY | NY | $67,197 | $43,678 | ||
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital Schenectady, NY | NY | — | $67,197 | $43,678 | |
| Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus Albany, OR | OR | $67,197 | $43,678 | ||
| Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora, IL | IL | $67,318 | $33,659 | ||
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $67,660 | $41,476 | ||
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer, AK | AK | — | $67,693 | $50,770 | |
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA | PA | $68,616 | $27,446 | ||
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA | PA | $68,616 | $27,446 | ||
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA | PA | — | $68,616 | $27,446 | |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA | PA | — | $68,616 | $27,446 | |
| Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | NC | $68,803 | $18,577 | ||
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC | NC | $68,803 | $18,577 | ||
| Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care) Oceanside, CA | CA | $68,972 | $41,383 | ||
| Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL | IL | $70,410 | $35,205 | ||
| Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA | VA | $71,812 | $28,725 | ||
| UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC | NC | $75,087 | $45,052 | ||
| UNC REX Hospital Raleigh, NC | NC | $75,087 | $45,052 | ||
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE | NE | $75,804 | — | ||
| The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, CT | CT | $76,614 | $76,614 | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $77,154 | $76,725 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY | NY | $77,154 | $76,725 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $77,154 | $76,725 | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $77,154 | $76,725 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $78,212 | $46,927 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $78,212 | $46,927 |