How much does Kidney Failure (uncomplicated) cost?
MS-DRG 684 · Inpatient stay · 66 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $19,853
Typical charge
$25,970
Dearest quarter
over $32,725
Actually paid
$5,506
The middle U.S. hospital bills $25,970 for Kidney Failure (uncomplicated). The dearest hospitals charge about 3.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $5,506 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 Failure (uncomplicated) cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 3 | $14,645 | $13,651 – $23,294 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $17,771 | $12,717 – $52,935 |
| Indiana | 3 | $18,074 | $14,499 – $32,307 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $20,865 | $13,862 – $28,543 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $21,305 | $19,866 – $25,204 |
| Illinois | 3 | $22,013 | $21,222 – $31,462 |
| North Carolina | 4 | $24,401 | $19,105 – $29,240 |
| Arizona | 3 | $24,849 | $21,887 – $26,131 |
| Florida | 12 | $28,426 | $19,849 – $60,365 |
| Texas | 3 | $41,709 | $31,990 – $44,235 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $51,768 | $45,111 – $57,870 |
| California | 3 | $56,632 | $41,935 – $66,383 |
Where Kidney Failure (uncomplicated) 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 |
$7,460 | $6,923 |
|
St Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, AR |
$8,482 | $4,445 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$11,333 | $5,054 |
|
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson, MS |
$12,717 | $4,533 |
|
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Sandusky, OH |
$13,651 | $4,685 |
|
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Louisville, KY |
$13,862 | $5,139 |
|
Dch Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL |
$14,487 | $6,494 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$14,499 | $4,718 |
|
Bethesda North
Cincinnati, OH |
$14,645 | $4,919 |
|
Augusta Health
Fishersville, VA |
$14,754 | $4,825 |
|
North Mississippi Medical Center
Tupelo, MS |
$16,093 | $5,110 |
|
Parkview Regional Medical Center
Fort Wayne, IN |
$18,074 | $5,330 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$73,010 | $9,486 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$66,383 | $6,693 |
|
Delray Medical Center
Delray Beach, FL |
$60,365 | $4,160 |
|
Ocean Medical Center
Brick, NJ |
$57,870 | $5,800 |
|
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA |
$56,632 | $7,700 |
|
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus
Henderson, NV |
$55,855 | $6,586 |
|
Memorial Hospital At Gulfport
Gulfport, MS |
$52,935 | $6,475 |
|
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, NJ |
$51,768 | $5,913 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$47,167 | $5,292 |
|
Jefferson Stratford Hospital
Stratford, NJ |
$45,111 | $6,044 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$44,235 | $5,521 |
|
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA |
$43,589 | $4,354 |
Questions people ask
How much does Kidney Failure (uncomplicated) cost in the United States?
Across 66 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney Failure (uncomplicated) is $25,970. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $19,853 and the dearest quarter over $32,725.
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 Failure (uncomplicated), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.6x 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. $5,506 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $28,681. 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 684: “RENAL FAILURE 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.