Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 660 · Inpatient stay · 629 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $41,744
Typical charge
$55,593
Dearest quarter
over $79,231
Actually paid
$12,559
The middle U.S. hospital bills $55,593 for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.9x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $12,559 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 Non-neoplasm with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 10 | $14,366 | $10,821 – $22,975 |
| Massachusetts | 19 | $28,609 | $15,820 – $83,320 |
| North Dakota | 3 | $32,150 | $30,001 – $46,362 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $33,311 | $30,484 – $45,279 |
| Iowa | 8 | $34,801 | $24,232 – $61,562 |
| Arkansas | 10 | $37,034 | $20,068 – $52,415 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | $39,329 | $28,676 – $80,724 |
| Tennessee | 16 | $40,815 | $21,134 – $79,783 |
| Delaware | 3 | $41,143 | $35,806 – $60,339 |
| Connecticut | 6 | $41,410 | $29,409 – $95,470 |
| Minnesota | 12 | $41,885 | $25,177 – $103,134 |
| Michigan | 18 | $42,674 | $24,107 – $64,669 |
| West Virginia | 6 | $43,842 | $38,731 – $91,480 |
| Missouri | 15 | $45,179 | $24,777 – $66,308 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $45,791 | $43,495 – $46,761 |
| Nebraska | 4 | $45,847 | $37,136 – $73,780 |
| Virginia | 22 | $46,075 | $27,034 – $192,852 |
| Oregon | 6 | $47,133 | $40,815 – $56,077 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $47,972 | $36,784 – $120,754 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $48,026 | $23,587 – $68,582 |
| Indiana | 16 | $48,760 | $39,030 – $82,014 |
| Washington | 9 | $50,652 | $44,080 – $64,344 |
| North Carolina | 21 | $50,656 | $20,662 – $84,373 |
| Alabama | 9 | $51,487 | $33,943 – $159,615 |
| Ohio | 36 | $52,763 | $21,434 – $134,426 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | $54,153 | $45,585 – $59,343 |
| Illinois | 30 | $55,033 | $31,191 – $126,097 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $56,917 | $31,599 – $97,778 |
| South Carolina | 13 | $59,532 | $36,466 – $122,271 |
| Kansas | 6 | $60,790 | $32,661 – $169,030 |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | $60,817 | $24,398 – $152,594 |
| Arizona | 15 | $62,872 | $46,770 – $179,484 |
| Georgia | 15 | $64,534 | $46,486 – $100,748 |
| Colorado | 5 | $65,893 | $51,663 – $136,786 |
| Texas | 30 | $66,348 | $42,337 – $136,871 |
| New York | 31 | $68,878 | $30,361 – $192,265 |
| Florida | 60 | $75,285 | $39,762 – $216,000 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $78,434 | $39,770 – $89,505 |
| New Jersey | 27 | $90,593 | $49,875 – $149,436 |
| California | 35 | $115,945 | $59,682 – $241,682 |
| Nevada | 6 | $129,713 | $41,744 – $184,292 |
Where Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$10,821 | $9,961 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$11,629 | $10,602 |
|
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster, MD |
$11,649 | $10,445 |
|
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc
Salisbury, MD |
$13,084 | $11,713 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$13,200 | $11,771 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$15,532 | $14,143 |
|
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly, MA |
$15,820 | $11,182 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$16,741 | $15,759 |
|
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$18,537 | $16,468 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$19,729 | $18,290 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$20,068 | $8,817 |
|
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Fayetteville, NC |
$20,662 | $11,466 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$241,682 | $23,511 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$237,953 | $17,881 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$222,777 | $14,431 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$216,000 | $17,073 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$206,380 | $15,501 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$192,852 | $9,454 |
|
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY |
$192,265 | $22,181 |
|
Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital
Port Charlotte, FL |
$190,764 | $8,943 |
|
Hca Florida Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, FL |
$186,317 | $11,752 |
|
Oviedo Medical Center
Oviedo, FL |
$185,760 | $10,624 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$184,292 | $14,809 |
|
Hca Florida Northside Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL |
$183,181 | $12,542 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications?
Across 629 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications is $55,593. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $41,744 and the dearest quarter over $79,231.
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 Non-neoplasm with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.9x 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. $12,559 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $67,978. 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 660: “KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC”. 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.