National Hospital Costs for Inpatient Surgeries and Procedures

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released hospital billing data for the top 100 Surgeries and Procedures of 2011. Click a diagnosis group from the list below to see the diagnoses associated and compare what different U.S. hospitals billed for these surgeries and procedures versus what Medicare reimbursed. These diagnoses groups are vast, so you can also search the individual diagnoses that often accompany them with the following form:


DRG Code Surgery, Procedure or Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Description
DRG 281 Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Complications)
DRG 280 Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive With Major Complications)
DRG 282 Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Any Complications)
DRG 897 Alcohol/drug Abuse Or Dependence W/o Rehabilitation Therapy Without Major Complications
DRG 303 Atherosclerosis Without Major Complications
DRG 491 Neck, Back, Arms & Legs - Back & Neck (no fusion) (Back & Neck Proc Exc Spinal Fusion Without Any Complications)
DRG 202 Bronchitis & Asthma With Complications/mcc
DRG 203 Bronchitis & Asthma Without Any Complications
DRG 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia & Conduction Disorders With Complications
DRG 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia & Conduction Disorders With Major Complications
DRG 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia & Conduction Disorders Without Any Complications
DRG 602 Cellulitis With Major Complications
DRG 603 Cellulitis Without Major Complications
DRG 473 Neck, Back, Arms & Legs - Cervical Spine Fusion (Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Any Complications)
DRG 313 Chest Pain (Chest Pain)
DRG 191 Chronic Lung Disease (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Complications)
DRG 190 Chronic Lung Disease (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Major Complications)
DRG 192 Chronic Lung Disease (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Without Any Complications)
DRG 286 Circulatory Disorders Except Ami, W Card Cath With Major Complications
DRG 287 Circulatory Disorders Except Ami, W Card Cath Without Major Complications
DRG 74 Cranial & Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Major Complications
DRG 57 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders Without Major Complications
DRG 638 Diabetes With Complications
DRG 439 Disorders Of Pancreas Except Malignancy With Complications
DRG 149 Dysequilibrium
DRG 391 Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders With Major Complications
DRG 392 Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders Without Major Complications
DRG 39 Heart & Blood Vessels - Head & Neck Blood Vessels (Extracranial Procedures Without Any Complications)
DRG 536 Fractures Of Hip & Pelvis Without Major Complications
DRG 563 Fx, Sprn, Strn & Disl Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis & Thigh Without Major Complications
DRG 378 G.i. Hemorrhage With Complications
DRG 377 G.i. Hemorrhage With Major Complications
DRG 379 G.i. Hemorrhage Without Any Complications
DRG 389 G.i. Obstruction With Complications
DRG 390 G.i. Obstruction Without Any Complications
DRG 292 Heart Failure (Heart Failure & Shock With Complications)
DRG 291 Heart Failure (Heart Failure & Shock With Major Complications)
DRG 293 Heart Failure (Heart Failure & Shock Without Any Complications)
DRG 481 Hip & Femur Procedures Except Major Joint With Complications
DRG 480 Hip & Femur Procedures Except Major Joint With Major Complications
DRG 482 Hip & Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Any Complications
DRG 305 Hypertension Without Major Complications
DRG 853 Infectious & Parasitic Diseases W O.r. Procedure With Major Complications
DRG 65 Intracranial Hemorrhage Or Cerebral Infarction With Complications
DRG 64 Intracranial Hemorrhage Or Cerebral Infarction With Major Complications
DRG 66 Intracranial Hemorrhage Or Cerebral Infarction Without Any Complications
DRG 689 Kidney & Urinary Tract Infections With Major Complications
DRG 690 Kidney & Urinary Tract Infections Without Major Complications
DRG 418 Abdominal - Gallbladder (Laparoscopic) (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy W/o C.d.e. With Complications)
DRG 419 Abdominal - Gallbladder (Laparoscopic) (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy W/o C.d.e. Without Any Complications)
DRG 238 Major Cardiovasc Procedures Without Major Complications
DRG 372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders & Peritoneal Infections With Complications
DRG 469 Neck, Back, Arms & Legs - Joint Replacement/Reattachment (e.g., hip, knee) (Major Joint Replacement Or Reattachment Of Lower Extremity With Major Complications)
DRG 470 Neck, Back, Arms & Legs - Joint Replacement/Reattachment (e.g., hip, knee) (Major Joint Replacement Or Reattachment Of Lower Extremity Without Major Complications)
DRG 330 Abdominal - Bowel (Major Small & Large Bowel Procedures With Complications)
DRG 329 Abdominal - Bowel (Major Small & Large Bowel Procedures With Major Complications)
DRG 552 Medical Back Problems Without Major Complications
DRG 640 Misc Disorders Of Nutrition,metabolism,fluids/electrolytes With Major Complications
DRG 641 Misc Disorders Of Nutrition,metabolism,fluids/electrolytes Without Major Complications
DRG 315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses With Complications
DRG 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses With Major Complications
DRG 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses With Complications
DRG 699 Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Diagnoses With Complications
DRG 698 Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Diagnoses With Major Complications
DRG 253 Other Vascular Procedures With Complications
DRG 252 Other Vascular Procedures With Major Complications
DRG 254 Other Vascular Procedures Without Any Complications
DRG 246 Perc Cardiovasc Proc W Drug-eluting Stent With Major Complications Or 4+ Vessels/stents
DRG 247 Heart & Blood Vessels - Angioplasties (Perc Cardiovasc Proc W Drug-eluting Stent Without Major Complications)
DRG 249 Perc Cardiovasc Proc W Non-drug-eluting Stent Without Major Complications
DRG 251 Perc Cardiovasc Proc W/o Coronary Artery Stent Without Major Complications
DRG 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders With Complications
DRG 301 Peripheral Vascular Disorders Without Any Complications
DRG 243 Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant With Complications)
DRG 244 Heart & Blood Vessels - Pacemaker (Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant Without Any Complications)
DRG 917 Poisoning & Toxic Effects Of Drugs With Major Complications
DRG 918 Poisoning & Toxic Effects Of Drugs Without Major Complications
DRG 885 Psychoses
DRG 189 Pulmonary Edema & Respiratory Failure
DRG 176 Pulmonary Embolism Without Major Complications
DRG 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders With Major Complications
DRG 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders Without Major Complications
DRG 683 Renal Failure With Complications
DRG 682 Renal Failure With Major Complications
DRG 684 Renal Failure Without Any Complications
DRG 178 Respiratory Infections & Inflammations With Complications
DRG 177 Respiratory Infections & Inflammations With Major Complications
DRG 207 Respiratory System Diagnosis W Ventilator Support 96+ Hours
DRG 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis W Ventilator Support <96 Hours
DRG 101 Seizures Without Major Complications
DRG 870 Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis W Mv 96+ Hours
DRG 871 Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis W/o Mv 96+ Hours With Major Complications
DRG 872 Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis W/o Mv 96+ Hours Without Major Complications
DRG 948 Signs & Symptoms Without Major Complications
DRG 194 Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy With Complications
DRG 193 Pneumonia (Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy With Major Complications)
DRG 195 Simple Pneumonia & Pleurisy Without Any Complications
DRG 460 Neck, Back, Arms & Legs - Other Spine Fusion (Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Major Complications)
DRG 312 Syncope & Collapse
DRG 69 Transient Ischemia