Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 661 · Inpatient stay · 218 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $35,499
Typical charge
$47,053
Dearest quarter
over $71,364
Actually paid
$9,681
The middle U.S. hospital bills $47,053 for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $9,681 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 without Complications/mcc 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 | 9 | $23,043 | $16,989 – $50,651 |
| Michigan | 7 | $27,604 | $19,373 – $67,541 |
| Delaware | 3 | $30,506 | $29,238 – $38,311 |
| Kentucky | 4 | $32,064 | $19,760 – $47,442 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $35,341 | $26,033 – $44,108 |
| West Virginia | 4 | $35,510 | $29,329 – $56,398 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | $37,017 | $25,988 – $76,025 |
| Virginia | 7 | $37,630 | $25,376 – $201,244 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $37,796 | $31,170 – $71,610 |
| Missouri | 5 | $41,349 | $20,803 – $109,479 |
| Indiana | 5 | $41,681 | $27,474 – $75,533 |
| Alabama | 4 | $41,989 | $20,412 – $158,919 |
| Illinois | 9 | $42,126 | $27,027 – $88,679 |
| North Carolina | 12 | $45,048 | $16,949 – $66,718 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $45,817 | $37,904 – $119,109 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $51,395 | $28,666 – $91,395 |
| Kansas | 4 | $51,897 | $16,563 – $130,993 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $57,328 | $37,460 – $74,952 |
| Ohio | 5 | $59,002 | $34,120 – $62,554 |
| Arizona | 8 | $59,160 | $44,602 – $92,669 |
| New York | 14 | $59,167 | $27,144 – $132,525 |
| Florida | 38 | $68,124 | $37,215 – $184,499 |
| Texas | 11 | $77,674 | $38,930 – $148,360 |
| California | 4 | $121,140 | $88,974 – $147,500 |
| Nevada | 3 | $121,691 | $40,284 – $131,351 |
Where Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$9,939 | $9,298 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$10,140 | $9,487 |
|
Kansas Medical Center Llc
Andover, KS |
$16,563 | $6,503 |
|
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Fayetteville, NC |
$16,949 | $9,356 |
|
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly, MA |
$16,989 | $8,846 |
|
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA |
$18,074 | $11,114 |
|
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City, MI |
$19,373 | $9,171 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$19,468 | $10,011 |
|
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Henderson, KY |
$19,760 | $7,976 |
|
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, MI |
$20,367 | $10,118 |
|
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
Mobile, AL |
$20,412 | $8,814 |
|
Mercy Hospital South
Saint Louis, MO |
$20,803 | $8,188 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$201,244 | $8,255 |
|
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Lone Tree, CO |
$189,667 | $9,786 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$184,499 | $8,111 |
|
Hca Florida Trinity Hospital
Trinity, FL |
$180,565 | $10,908 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$159,437 | $7,306 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$158,919 | $8,276 |
|
Hca Florida Citrus Hospital
Inverness, FL |
$150,612 | $8,883 |
|
Hca Florida West Hospital
Pensacola, FL |
$149,841 | $11,559 |
|
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$148,360 | $9,384 |
|
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA |
$147,500 | $12,312 |
|
Hca Florida Oak Hill Hospital
Brooksville, FL |
$143,452 | $9,238 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$143,431 | $10,868 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc?
Across 218 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm without Complications/mcc is $47,053. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $35,499 and the dearest quarter over $71,364.
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 without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.3x 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. $9,681 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $58,302. 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 661: “KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/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.