Major Chest Surgery (with major complications)
Major surgery inside the chest, most often removing part of a lung for cancer or other disease, in patients with serious complicating conditions. Recovery typically involves chest tubes, breathing exercises, and several days in the hospital.
National avg charge
$193,507
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,856
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
386
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
10 hospitals avg $141,207
Compare hospitals → CA California
24 hospitals avg $267,325
Compare hospitals → CT Connecticut
12 hospitals avg $165,771
Compare hospitals → FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $246,586
Compare hospitals → GA Georgia
22 hospitals avg $134,340
Compare hospitals → ID Idaho
9 hospitals avg $188,442
Compare hospitals → IL Illinois
18 hospitals avg $135,928
Compare hospitals → IN Indiana
21 hospitals avg $101,894
Compare hospitals → IA Iowa
18 hospitals avg $132,284
Compare hospitals → KS Kansas
6 hospitals avg $143,011
Compare hospitals → KY Kentucky
15 hospitals avg $147,148
Compare hospitals → LA Louisiana
18 hospitals avg $701,426
Compare hospitals → MA Massachusetts
12 hospitals avg $212,873
Compare hospitals → MI Michigan
18 hospitals avg $114,433
Compare hospitals → MO Missouri
6 hospitals avg $134,245
Compare hospitals → NM New Mexico
5 hospitals avg $164,411
Compare hospitals → NY New York
25 hospitals avg $137,949
Compare hospitals → NC North Carolina
17 hospitals avg $166,911
Compare hospitals → OR Oregon
8 hospitals avg $134,150
Compare hospitals → PA Pennsylvania
19 hospitals avg $208,132
Compare hospitals → SD South Dakota
6 hospitals avg $133,020
Compare hospitals → TN Tennessee
11 hospitals avg $170,607
Compare hospitals → TX Texas
15 hospitals avg $142,826
Compare hospitals → VA Virginia
9 hospitals avg $164,773
Compare hospitals → What is major chest surgery?
Major surgery inside the chest, most often removing part of a lung for cancer or other disease, in patients with serious complicating conditions. Recovery typically involves chest tubes, breathing exercises, and several days in the hospital.
Major Chest Surgery is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 163 (with major 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 · 457 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL | IL | $25,377 | $12,688 | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $25,712 | $20,570 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $27,315 | — | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $28,028 | $11,211 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $29,609 | $16,285 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $29,609 | $23,687 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $29,609 | $20,726 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $29,609 | $20,726 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $29,609 | $29,609 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $29,950 | $14,975 | ||
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $39,483 | $39,483 | ||
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL | AL | — | $40,535 | $40,535 | |
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $45,942 | $13,783 | ||
| Kansas Heart Hospital Wichita, KS | KS | $47,280 | $29,787 | ||
| Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY | NY | $49,123 | $49,123 | ||
| Lake Regional Hospital Osage Beach, MO | MO | $54,732 | $20,798 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $54,934 | $32,961 | |
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $57,986 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $57,986 | — | ||
| Taylor Regional Hospital Campbellsville, KY | KY | $58,250 | $29,125 | ||
| Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH | OH | $62,858 | $62,858 | ||
| Westerly Hospital Westerly, RI | RI | $64,044 | $23,056 | ||
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA | VA | $64,420 | $25,768 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $67,227 | $67,227 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $71,712 | $50,198 | ||
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN | IN | $74,175 | $48,214 | ||
| Saint Joseph Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN | IN | $74,175 | $48,214 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $74,857 | $44,914 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $74,857 | $44,914 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $74,857 | $44,914 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $74,857 | $44,914 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $74,857 | $44,914 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $75,064 | $56,298 | ||
| Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO | CO | $75,734 | $56,800 | ||
| MHP Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN | IN | $78,864 | $25,237 | ||
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA | GA | $79,949 | $54,365 | ||
| Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA | PA | $80,040 | $32,016 | ||
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus Johnstown, PA | PA | $80,040 | $32,016 | ||
| Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA | PA | — | $80,040 | $32,016 | |
| Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA | PA | — | $80,040 | $32,016 | |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | MA | $80,342 | $60,257 | ||
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Morris, IL | IL | $81,751 | $22,138 | ||
| St Peters Health Helena, MT | MT | $81,818 | $53,182 | ||
| St. Peter's Hospital Albany, NY | NY | $81,818 | $53,182 | ||
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY | NY | $81,818 | $53,182 | ||
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital Schenectady, NY | NY | — | $81,818 | $53,182 | |
| Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus Albany, OR | OR | $81,818 | $53,182 | ||
| Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System Bessemer, AL | AL | $84,785 | $21,196 | ||
| Huron Regional Medical Center Huron, SD | SD | $85,498 | $51,299 | ||
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY | NY | $86,307 | $86,307 | ||
| Oakbend Medical Center Richmond, TX | TX | $86,689 | $17,338 | ||
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN | IN | $87,470 | $69,976 | ||
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $87,833 | $53,842 | ||
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Somerset, KY | KY | $89,862 | $35,945 | ||
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| Mclaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| Mclaren Northern Michigan (Acute Care) Petoskey, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| Mclaren Flint Flint, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI | MI | — | $90,195 | $45,098 | |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| Mclaren Macomb (Acute Care) Mount Clemens, MI | MI | $90,195 | $45,098 | ||
| RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY | NY | $90,851 | $59,053 | ||
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY | NY | $90,851 | $59,053 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $90,851 | $59,053 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $90,851 | $59,053 | ||
| RRH Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | — | $90,851 | $59,053 | |
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $92,911 | $55,747 | ||
| Witham Health Services Lebanon, IN | IN | $93,862 | $65,703 | ||
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR | OR | $94,667 | $71,000 | ||
| St. Mary's Health Care System Athens, GA | GA | $95,100 | $61,815 | ||
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Greensboro, GA | GA | $95,100 | $61,815 | ||
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY | KY | $97,068 | $63,094 | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $99,477 | $97,791 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY | NY | $99,477 | $97,791 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $99,477 | $97,791 | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $99,477 | $97,791 | ||
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center Grand Island, NE | NE | $99,510 | — | ||
| Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY | NY | $102,700 | $51,350 | ||
| Rush Oak Park Hospital Oak Park, IL | IL | $102,834 | $51,417 | ||
| Marion General Hospital Marion, IN | IN | $103,352 | $62,011 | ||
| Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS | MS | $103,352 | $62,011 | ||
| Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT | CT | $104,165 | $104,165 | ||
| Memorial Hospital (Chester) Chester, IL | IL | — | $104,804 | $62,882 | |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville, VA | VA | $105,485 | $42,194 | ||
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $109,160 | $76,412 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $109,160 | $76,412 | ||
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH | OH | $109,391 | $69,656 | ||
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Salisbury, NC | NC | $109,809 | $54,904 | ||
| Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA | VA | $109,930 | $43,972 | ||
| Copley Memorial Hospital Aurora, IL | IL | $112,138 | $56,069 | ||
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland, NY | NY | $112,373 | $89,898 | ||
| Corning Hospital Corning, NY | NY | $112,373 | $89,898 | ||
| Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA | PA | $112,373 | $89,898 | ||
| Guthrie Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA | PA | $112,373 | $89,898 | ||
| Salina Regional Health Center (Acute Care) Salina, KS | KS | $114,744 | $80,321 | ||
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY | NY | $119,918 | $32,378 |