188 (MS_DRG) by state — Price Transparency

MS-DRG · across United States

188 — Pleural Effusion Without Cc/mcc

State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).

$7,884 National median

$6,081 – $11,820 IQR (p25 – p75)

2,626 hospitals filing

52 states

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Median negotiated rate, by state

Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.

Median negotiated rate by state for 188 (MS_DRG), with interquartile range
State	Median	p25	p75
NJ	$12,840	$7,168	$18,106
WI	$12,626	$6,159	$14,915
DC	$12,551	$9,320	$17,103
CT	$12,045	$7,929	$16,193
AK	$11,688	$6,763	$20,922
WA	$11,487	$7,477	$15,409
IN	$10,608	$6,467	$14,166
NY	$9,436	$6,918	$17,428
HI	$9,326	$7,659	$15,892
OR	$9,012	$6,635	$14,764
GA	$8,725	$6,068	$12,517
CO	$8,651	$6,678	$14,536
UT	$8,511	$6,298	$13,910
CA	$8,501	$7,503	$11,342
ID	$8,254	$6,499	$17,376
MD	$8,242	$7,853	$8,999
NC	$8,152	$6,400	$10,423
NV	$8,126	$7,337	$13,475
FL	$8,100	$6,382	$12,057
TX	$8,072	$6,361	$10,800
SC	$7,791	$5,558	$12,902
VA	$7,756	$6,204	$13,898
AZ	$7,717	$6,201	$11,938
NE	$7,584	$5,178	$12,582
VT	$7,496	$6,829	$8,872
NH	$7,281	$5,987	$10,797
IL	$7,279	$6,254	$9,898
ME	$7,226	$5,369	$13,096
ND	$7,157	$5,659	$10,004
RI	$7,136	$6,475	$8,357
SD	$7,017	$5,445	$7,889
DE	$6,998	$1,868	$7,518
TN	$6,950	$5,086	$9,564
PA	$6,916	$5,501	$10,344
MA	$6,811	$6,449	$8,416
MO	$6,803	$5,618	$9,144
MS	$6,791	$5,727	$9,372
OK	$6,721	$5,010	$10,116
NM	$6,677	$5,734	$8,511
MI	$6,554	$4,533	$9,331
OH	$6,408	$5,282	$9,904
MN	$6,347	$4,914	$11,332
KS	$6,342	$4,685	$8,245
AL	$6,234	$5,150	$8,838
IA	$6,174	$5,161	$9,853
AR	$5,953	$5,044	$7,090
KY	$5,784	$4,656	$6,910
WV	$5,680	$2,721	$6,663
MT	$5,667	$4,751	$9,202
WY	$5,092	$5,092	$6,400
LA	$4,925	$4,689	$7,489
PR	$4,536	$4,320	$5,766

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State	Median	p25	p75	Min	Max	Hospitals	Payers	Rates

NJ	$12,840	$7,168	$18,106	$1,744	$44,262	62	196	3,614
WI	$12,626	$6,159	$14,915	$2,364	$26,683	84	140	1,373
DC	$12,551	$9,320	$17,103	$4,357	$32,638	6	18	59
CT	$12,045	$7,929	$16,193	$1,490	$94,213	19	42	377
AK	$11,688	$6,763	$20,922	$6,486	$39,261	4	12	30
WA	$11,487	$7,477	$15,409	$353	$41,844	40	48	1,181
IN	$10,608	$6,467	$14,166	$396	$72,436	72	290	2,160
NY	$9,436	$6,918	$17,428	<$1	$314,340	112	348	4,638
HI	$9,326	$7,659	$15,892	$5,060	$29,192	16	14	149
OR	$9,012	$6,635	$14,764	<$1	$37,082	23	107	938
GA	$8,725	$6,068	$12,517	$1,661	$425,411	76	134	1,752
CO	$8,651	$6,678	$14,536	$1,975	$60,236	55	80	1,204
UT	$8,511	$6,298	$13,910	$4,771	$28,370	27	52	859
CA	$8,501	$7,503	$11,342	<$1	$550,840	201	879	6,620
ID	$8,254	$6,499	$17,376	$3,825	$25,113	15	116	398
MD	$8,242	$7,853	$8,999	$6,020	$16,546	4	11	23
NC	$8,152	$6,400	$10,423	$1,527	$63,492	80	154	2,065
NV	$8,126	$7,337	$13,475	$3,773	$46,754	19	57	333
FL	$8,100	$6,382	$12,057	$286	$862,806	172	329	9,219
TX	$8,072	$6,361	$10,800	$1	$85,237	263	530	9,724
SC	$7,791	$5,558	$12,902	<$1	$52,424	52	177	1,988
VA	$7,756	$6,204	$13,898	$1,506	$58,729	49	85	1,331
AZ	$7,717	$6,201	$11,938	$28	$43,865	58	118	2,040
NE	$7,584	$5,178	$12,582	$2,556	$18,318	24	69	667
VT	$7,496	$6,829	$8,872	$5,143	$26,019	5	23	86
NH	$7,281	$5,987	$10,797	$2,292	$29,291	13	30	299
IL	$7,279	$6,254	$9,898	$47	$186,317	91	173	2,232
ME	$7,226	$5,369	$13,096	$4,657	$21,699	18	17	160
ND	$7,157	$5,659	$10,004	$2,236	$27,073	10	48	166
RI	$7,136	$6,475	$8,357	$1,769	$72,436	9	36	216
SD	$7,017	$5,445	$7,889	$3,376	$13,319	8	19	66
DE	$6,998	$1,868	$7,518	$310	$19,691	7	30	81
TN	$6,950	$5,086	$9,564	$745	$115,693	79	240	3,917
PA	$6,916	$5,501	$10,344	<$1	$83,660	136	261	4,133
MA	$6,811	$6,449	$8,416	$531	$51,720	39	104	731
MO	$6,803	$5,618	$9,144	$1,359	$83,173	46	155	1,263
MS	$6,791	$5,727	$9,372	$1,958	$23,369	39	186	1,067
OK	$6,721	$5,010	$10,116	$1,898	$40,558	52	125	1,006
NM	$6,677	$5,734	$8,511	$2,156	$31,305	17	64	335
MI	$6,554	$4,533	$9,331	$2	$38,209	93	337	2,556
OH	$6,408	$5,282	$9,904	$51	$41,538	109	200	3,031
MN	$6,347	$4,914	$11,332	$2,395	$76,736	52	62	820
KS	$6,342	$4,685	$8,245	$1,791	$83,173	37	98	738
AL	$6,234	$5,150	$8,838	$2	$21,687	47	138	895
IA	$6,174	$5,161	$9,853	$640	$17,751	27	72	495
AR	$5,953	$5,044	$7,090	$1,807	$15,235	31	218	898
KY	$5,784	$4,656	$6,910	$415	$59,232	41	107	1,205
WV	$5,680	$2,721	$6,663	$1,902	$29,593	18	81	427
MT	$5,667	$4,751	$9,202	$3,505	$24,460	9	32	89
WY	$5,092	$5,092	$6,400	$3,765	$16,747	6	32	56
LA	$4,925	$4,689	$7,489	$828	$37,425	48	180	1,273
PR	$4,536	$4,320	$5,766	$4,320	$10,788	1 ⚠ thin data	4	5