Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 659 · Inpatient stay · 258 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $69,418
Typical charge
$98,324
Dearest quarter
over $150,124
Actually paid
$24,574
The middle U.S. hospital bills $98,324 for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $24,574 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 5 | $59,237 | $35,571 – $154,216 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $60,064 | $51,963 – $116,887 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $63,751 | $58,667 – $92,492 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $64,680 | $48,405 – $168,517 |
| Indiana | 8 | $65,056 | $60,046 – $168,241 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | $66,956 | $37,580 – $213,848 |
| Michigan | 8 | $67,544 | $58,305 – $87,691 |
| Virginia | 11 | $70,792 | $40,513 – $230,633 |
| Kentucky | 4 | $75,625 | $53,380 – $83,175 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $77,950 | $55,612 – $241,139 |
| Missouri | 8 | $78,724 | $43,614 – $168,234 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $83,777 | $56,860 – $116,985 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $84,140 | $58,244 – $116,774 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $84,209 | $57,346 – $162,633 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $93,168 | $86,214 – $140,085 |
| Iowa | 3 | $97,580 | $59,420 – $98,694 |
| Washington | 3 | $102,087 | $86,037 – $120,828 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | $102,703 | $70,140 – $525,382 |
| Illinois | 19 | $106,127 | $49,235 – $220,387 |
| Arizona | 3 | $109,234 | $69,356 – $113,744 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $113,884 | $65,981 – $142,782 |
| Ohio | 12 | $115,982 | $53,429 – $177,556 |
| Georgia | 5 | $125,981 | $97,955 – $155,593 |
| Florida | 24 | $127,217 | $56,574 – $310,829 |
| Texas | 13 | $134,126 | $89,482 – $363,341 |
| Kansas | 3 | $164,876 | $111,664 – $207,352 |
| New York | 14 | $170,452 | $53,649 – $316,434 |
| New Jersey | 12 | $172,567 | $103,584 – $205,909 |
| California | 9 | $235,764 | $111,080 – $546,082 |
Where Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$22,324 | $20,181 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$29,667 | $27,789 |
|
Parkwest Medical Center
Knoxville, TN |
$35,571 | $16,182 |
|
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly, MA |
$37,580 | $21,274 |
|
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The
Northampton, MA |
$38,355 | $18,704 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
Plymouth, MA |
$38,555 | $18,424 |
|
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg, VA |
$40,513 | $19,979 |
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$41,285 | $28,258 |
|
Mercy Hospital South
Saint Louis, MO |
$43,614 | $17,125 |
|
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA |
$45,170 | $21,256 |
|
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN |
$48,405 | $19,063 |
|
Winchester Medical Center
Winchester, VA |
$48,537 | $19,659 |
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 |
$546,082 | $47,454 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$525,382 | $70,833 |
|
Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthc
El Paso, TX |
$363,341 | $22,497 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$346,969 | $63,167 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$316,434 | $46,710 |
|
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$312,673 | $88,086 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$310,829 | $35,122 |
|
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY |
$302,246 | $48,288 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$295,790 | $28,118 |
|
Hca Florida Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, FL |
$285,173 | $21,908 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$279,999 | $18,220 |
|
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
San Diego, CA |
$267,108 | $55,838 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Major Complications?
Across 258 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Major Complications is $98,324. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $69,418 and the dearest quarter over $150,124.
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 Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.7x 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. $24,574 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $126,206. 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 659: “KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-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.