Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 650 · Inpatient stay · 95 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $285,102
Typical charge
$363,446
Dearest quarter
over $498,558
Actually paid
$57,557
The middle U.S. hospital bills $363,446 for Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 2.7x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $57,557 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 Transplant with Hemodialysis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3 | $265,464 | $247,799 – $885,393 |
| North Carolina | 4 | $272,146 | $199,754 – $277,887 |
| Tennessee | 4 | $308,779 | $243,669 – $590,477 |
| Texas | 8 | $364,929 | $268,615 – $726,925 |
| New Jersey | 4 | $387,407 | $361,204 – $700,762 |
| California | 10 | $401,100 | $258,582 – $1,162,614 |
| Illinois | 3 | $406,382 | $344,966 – $552,357 |
| Virginia | 5 | $407,484 | $260,149 – $1,037,514 |
| Missouri | 3 | $424,762 | $344,239 – $862,354 |
| South Carolina | 3 | $430,344 | $288,630 – $503,153 |
| New York | 8 | $431,697 | $198,510 – $1,073,445 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $461,053 | $280,097 – $1,063,368 |
| Florida | 4 | $485,818 | $282,714 – $633,294 |
| Georgia | 3 | $513,181 | $233,571 – $668,492 |
Where Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$159,375 | $139,466 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$162,247 | $148,488 |
|
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY |
$198,510 | $84,401 |
|
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC |
$199,754 | $47,116 |
|
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA |
$233,571 | $52,637 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ |
$235,071 | $54,024 |
|
University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR |
$239,930 | $42,670 |
|
Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis
Memphis, TN |
$243,669 | $34,781 |
|
Willis Knighton Medical Center
Shreveport, LA |
$247,799 | $33,063 |
|
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
Des Moines, IA |
$249,278 | $36,992 |
|
Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, NY |
$252,862 | $49,705 |
|
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA |
$258,582 | $49,305 |
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 |
$1,162,614 | $64,073 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$1,073,445 | $96,390 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$1,063,368 | $86,293 |
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$1,037,514 | $41,627 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$937,968 | $73,422 |
|
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, LA |
$885,393 | $39,016 |
|
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, MO |
$862,354 | $37,298 |
|
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX |
$726,925 | $33,963 |
|
Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
Camden, NJ |
$700,762 | $47,711 |
|
George Washington Univ Hospital
Washington, DC |
$690,205 | $54,257 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$677,271 | $73,845 |
|
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Augusta, GA |
$668,492 | $53,062 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Major Complications?
Across 95 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Major Complications is $363,446. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $285,102 and the dearest quarter over $498,558.
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 Transplant with Hemodialysis with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 2.7x 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. $57,557 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $425,331. 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 650: “KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS 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.