DRG 544 · Musculoskeletal

Pathological Fractures & Bone Cancer (without complications)

A bone that breaks because disease has weakened it, or cancer involving bone, muscle, or connective tissue. The stay typically involves pain control, imaging, and planning further treatment.

National avg charge
$29,396
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,811
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
387
have published MRF data
Lowest $2,614 Highest $262,519

Compare Pathological Fractures & Bone Cancer 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 $19,068
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AK Alaska
5 hospitals avg $49,716
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CA California
30 hospitals avg $45,212
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CT Connecticut
9 hospitals avg $26,096
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FL Florida
11 hospitals avg $37,818
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GA Georgia
21 hospitals avg $30,005
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ID Idaho
9 hospitals avg $27,566
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IL Illinois
12 hospitals avg $24,872
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IN Indiana
19 hospitals avg $20,334
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IA Iowa
6 hospitals avg $12,385
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KS Kansas
7 hospitals avg $23,866
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KY Kentucky
14 hospitals avg $25,042
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LA Louisiana
10 hospitals avg $27,136
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MA Massachusetts
13 hospitals avg $28,286
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MI Michigan
20 hospitals avg $26,633
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MN Minnesota
7 hospitals avg $29,248
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MS Mississippi
6 hospitals avg $16,347
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MO Missouri
5 hospitals avg $22,092
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MT Montana
5 hospitals avg $25,132
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NE Nebraska
7 hospitals avg $16,178
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NJ New Jersey
7 hospitals avg $39,936
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NY New York
21 hospitals avg $30,165
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NC North Carolina
15 hospitals avg $28,531
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OK Oklahoma
7 hospitals avg $22,846
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OR Oregon
7 hospitals avg $25,049
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PA Pennsylvania
21 hospitals avg $41,223
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SD South Dakota
6 hospitals avg $15,784
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TN Tennessee
6 hospitals avg $26,649
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TX Texas
21 hospitals avg $32,662
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What is pathological fractures & bone cancer?

A bone that breaks because disease has weakened it, or cancer involving bone, muscle, or connective tissue. The stay typically involves pain control, imaging, and planning further treatment.

Pathological Fractures & Bone Cancer is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 544 (without complications), classified within the Musculoskeletal 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 Pathological Fractures & Bone Cancer nationally

Top 100 by published price · 471 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
Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC NC $2,614 —
Midland Memorial Hospital Midland, TX TX $2,746 —
Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville, AR AR $2,946 $1,473
Lake Chelan Health Hospital Chelan, WA WA — $3,585 $3,585
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY NY $3,938 $1,063
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN IN $4,388 —
Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS MS $4,562 $4,562
Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN IN $4,719 $1,888
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA LA $4,910 $2,455
Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI HI $4,955 $1,586
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA CA $4,985 $2,742
Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA GA — $4,985 $3,988
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA IA — $4,985 $3,490
Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS MS — $4,985 $3,490
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX TX $4,985 $4,985
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC NC $4,985 $1,346
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL AL $5,739 $5,739
Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO CO $5,749 $4,312
Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY NY $6,213 $5,063
Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah, WI WI $6,575 $3,781
East Adams Rural Healthcare Ritzville, WA WA — $6,615 $4,962
Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur, IN IN — $6,950 $6,950
Myrtue Medical Center Harlan, IA IA $7,091 $4,113
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY NY $7,379 $7,379
Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL AL $7,427 $6,684
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX TX $7,481 $2,244
Community Memorial Healthcare Marysville, KS KS $7,746 $7,746
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY NY $7,974 $7,974
Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM NM $8,351 $1,093
Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK OK — $8,595 $5,157
Rooks County Health Center Plainville, KS KS — $9,020 $6,765
Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint, ID ID $9,187 $7,350
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA PA $9,282 $6,097
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA PA $9,282 $6,097
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN MN $9,549 $5,032
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN MN $9,549 $5,032
South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola, MS MS $9,591 —
Huron Regional Medical Center Huron, SD SD $9,617 $5,770
Central Montana Medical Center Lewistown, MT MT — $9,731 $8,271
Mitchell County Regional Health Center Osage, IA IA $9,913 $8,922
Cordell Memorial Hospital Cordell, OK OK — $9,963 $7,971
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL AL — $10,150 $10,150
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA LA $10,209 $3,267
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita, KS KS — $10,364 $10,312
Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda, MT MT $10,441 $7,831
Gunnison Valley Health Hospital Gunnison, CO CO — $10,750 $9,138
Memorial Health Care Systems Seward, NE NE $10,758 $10,758
Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings, NE NE $10,823 $9,741
Adventist Health Howard Memorial Willits, CA CA $10,867 $3,260
Colusa Medical Center Colusa, CA CA $10,987 $6,592
Lower Umpqua Hospital Reedsport, OR OR — $11,215 $6,056
St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE NE $11,319 $11,319
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO MO $11,319 $11,319
Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville, KY KY $11,560 $9,595
Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton, IA IA $11,608 $9,286
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY NY $11,620 $7,553
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY NY $11,620 $7,553
Alaska Native Medical Center Anchorage, AK AK $11,937 $11,937
Parkland Health & Hospital System Dallas, TX TX $12,388 $4,955
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA WA $12,558 $12,558
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL IL $12,570 $8,170
Winnmed Decorah, IA IA $12,674 $8,872
St. Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA LA — $12,710 $3,432
Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN TN $14,096 $11,277
UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center Culpeper, VA VA $14,402 $7,201
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA LA $14,790 $3,402
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT CT $14,934 $7,616
Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA MA $15,312 $10,719
MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA MA $15,312 $10,719
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA MA $15,312 $10,719
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL IL $15,348 $15,348
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN TN $15,516 $9,511
Livingston HealthCare Livingston, MT MT $15,562 $14,783
South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS MS $15,811 $6,641
Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN IN $15,943 $9,566
Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN IN $15,943 $9,566
Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN IN $15,943 $9,566
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care) Fairhope, AL AL $15,958 $6,318
Orchard Hospital Gridley, CA CA — $16,083 $9,650
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY NY $16,115 $4,351
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, CA CA $16,220 $4,055
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA CA $16,220 $4,055
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA CA $16,220 $4,055
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA CA $16,220 $4,055
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY NY $16,795 $8,397
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT CT $16,921 $16,921
Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN IN $16,990 $13,592
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish, SD SD $17,017 $17,017
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD SD $17,017 $17,017
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD SD — $17,017 $17,017
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD SD — $17,017 $17,017
Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD SD — $17,017 $17,017
St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA PA $17,125 $5,461
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH OH $17,273 $10,646
Raleigh General Hospital Beckley, WV WV $17,422 $6,969
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Newark, OH OH $17,690 $17,690
Hurley Medical Center (Acute Care) Flint, MI MI $17,872 $17,872
Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey Secaucus, NJ NJ $17,969 $17,969
Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN IN $18,181 $4,618
Castleview Hospital Price, UT UT $18,259 $10,042