Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 656 · Inpatient stay · 23 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $135,398
Typical charge
$176,253
Dearest quarter
over $236,115
Actually paid
$41,984
The middle U.S. hospital bills $176,253 for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $41,984 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3 | $194,531 | $46,271 – $276,076 |
| Florida | 3 | $228,636 | $141,766 – $332,473 |
| New York | 3 | $310,683 | $243,289 – $374,680 |
Where Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$46,271 | $35,354 |
|
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Atlanta, GA |
$108,222 | $27,727 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$112,923 | $35,086 |
|
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC |
$116,648 | $41,329 |
|
University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
Iowa City, IA |
$128,977 | $30,760 |
|
Ut Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
Dallas, TX |
$129,030 | $41,041 |
|
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL |
$141,766 | $49,861 |
|
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
Greenville, SC |
$142,239 | $37,248 |
|
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO |
$143,555 | $35,437 |
|
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health
Charlotte, NC |
$147,660 | $34,976 |
|
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$165,016 | $43,604 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ |
$176,253 | $50,539 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$632,499 | $63,881 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$374,680 | $57,616 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$332,473 | $31,353 |
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$310,683 | $52,047 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$276,076 | $56,370 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$243,289 | $42,297 |
|
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, PA |
$228,941 | $29,541 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$228,636 | $35,174 |
|
University Of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS |
$228,277 | $35,043 |
|
Keck Hospital Of Usc
Los Angeles, CA |
$215,373 | $46,244 |
|
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA |
$194,531 | $53,112 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ |
$176,253 | $50,539 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications?
Across 23 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications is $176,253. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $135,398 and the dearest quarter over $236,115.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.9x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $41,984 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $213,675. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 656: “KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.