How much does Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay · 1,795 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $40,876
Typical charge
$56,810
Dearest quarter
over $85,794
Actually paid
$14,846
The middle U.S. hospital bills $56,810 for Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 4.2x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $14,846 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 or Urinary Disorder (severe) 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 | 36 | $23,150 | $13,396 – $37,374 |
| Massachusetts | 46 | $27,413 | $13,876 – $101,771 |
| Montana | 8 | $32,851 | $21,741 – $46,116 |
| Vermont | 4 | $35,594 | $31,368 – $43,212 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $36,567 | $28,070 – $47,093 |
| Minnesota | 27 | $36,639 | $15,333 – $124,063 |
| Iowa | 20 | $37,756 | $23,555 – $76,700 |
| Mississippi | 20 | $39,727 | $19,139 – $158,185 |
| North Carolina | 53 | $41,158 | $20,279 – $89,436 |
| Michigan | 50 | $41,375 | $23,885 – $108,054 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $41,406 | $28,457 – $101,085 |
| Oregon | 20 | $41,821 | $29,990 – $93,403 |
| Maine | 6 | $42,023 | $30,531 – $66,708 |
| Wisconsin | 36 | $42,598 | $25,876 – $67,833 |
| Oklahoma | 23 | $43,348 | $16,781 – $138,843 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $43,393 | $27,824 – $79,125 |
| Ohio | 73 | $44,579 | $20,072 – $102,566 |
| Arkansas | 20 | $44,742 | $20,810 – $119,627 |
| Virginia | 49 | $45,081 | $17,503 – $125,127 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $45,490 | $40,207 – $48,787 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $46,253 | $25,397 – $65,496 |
| Utah | 10 | $46,576 | $31,267 – $77,287 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $46,777 | $35,666 – $81,973 |
| Indiana | 42 | $47,501 | $29,871 – $151,798 |
| Delaware | 6 | $48,037 | $31,160 – $54,488 |
| Louisiana | 25 | $48,592 | $25,011 – $149,774 |
| Missouri | 39 | $49,868 | $27,449 – $174,281 |
| Tennessee | 40 | $51,051 | $23,034 – $173,021 |
| Kentucky | 26 | $51,215 | $26,245 – $86,504 |
| Kansas | 17 | $51,880 | $30,978 – $155,165 |
| South Carolina | 35 | $53,570 | $31,954 – $158,150 |
| Connecticut | 21 | $53,874 | $34,068 – $82,728 |
| Illinois | 78 | $54,364 | $22,693 – $108,260 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $54,681 | $40,162 – $55,851 |
| Alabama | 27 | $56,530 | $17,527 – $173,699 |
| Washington | 39 | $58,303 | $28,153 – $95,221 |
| Idaho | 8 | $59,166 | $35,140 – $97,258 |
| Pennsylvania | 82 | $59,171 | $20,853 – $181,297 |
| New York | 99 | $60,725 | $17,614 – $294,753 |
| New Mexico | 8 | $61,848 | $39,853 – $120,521 |
| Georgia | 56 | $63,058 | $31,327 – $159,279 |
| Arizona | 33 | $67,291 | $45,287 – $153,158 |
| Texas | 136 | $75,326 | $20,892 – $247,537 |
| Alaska | 3 | $79,299 | $61,427 – $119,626 |
| Florida | 135 | $80,673 | $39,956 – $196,565 |
| Colorado | 29 | $86,466 | $23,401 – $221,905 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $93,367 | $43,802 – $171,708 |
| New Jersey | 51 | $98,343 | $54,384 – $457,648 |
| California | 179 | $100,000 | $36,824 – $345,660 |
| Nevada | 17 | $136,176 | $36,486 – $306,679 |
Where Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Union Hospital Of Cecil County
Elkton, MD |
$13,396 | $11,789 |
|
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA |
$13,876 | $13,397 |
|
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN |
$15,333 | $16,745 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA |
$15,807 | $12,640 |
|
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Brockton, MA |
$16,116 | $13,170 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$16,328 | $14,791 |
|
Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority
Altus, OK |
$16,781 | $13,725 |
|
Baystate Noble Hospital
Westfield, MA |
$16,940 | $12,832 |
|
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD |
$16,976 | $15,060 |
|
Mcalester Regional Health Center
Mcalester, OK |
$17,025 | $13,033 |
|
Frederick Health Hospital
Frederick, MD |
$17,041 | $15,454 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$17,450 | $13,483 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$457,648 | $18,763 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$394,980 | $16,961 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$345,660 | $38,873 |
|
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$306,679 | $13,168 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$294,753 | $27,973 |
|
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center
Sylmar, CA |
$284,075 | $66,864 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$281,585 | $24,364 |
|
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA |
$279,190 | $17,084 |
|
Desert Regional Medical Center
Palm Springs, CA |
$255,809 | $19,603 |
|
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$254,332 | $14,485 |
|
Sierra Medical Center
El Paso, TX |
$247,537 | $11,477 |
|
Doctors Hospital Of Manteca
Manteca, CA |
$243,392 | $13,956 |
Questions people ask
How much does Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 1,795 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe) is $56,810. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $40,876 and the dearest quarter over $85,794.
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 or Urinary Disorder (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.2x 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. $14,846 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $74,649. 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 698: “OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES 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.