Level 3 Urology and Related Services — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit · 1,892 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $9,070
Typical charge
$12,921
Dearest quarter
over $18,970
Actually paid
$1,917
The middle U.S. hospital bills $12,921 for Level 3 Urology and Related Services. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $1,917 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.
Level 3 Urology and Related Services cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | $4,690 | $4,056 – $7,082 |
| Montana | 10 | $4,742 | $3,364 – $13,850 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $5,356 | $3,682 – $7,691 |
| Idaho | 9 | $6,525 | $3,037 – $24,010 |
| South Dakota | 11 | $6,826 | $1,828 – $10,920 |
| Rhode Island | 10 | $7,028 | $4,816 – $13,481 |
| Maine | 15 | $7,084 | $4,395 – $15,097 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | $7,148 | $3,615 – $26,410 |
| Minnesota | 32 | $7,456 | $2,605 – $15,150 |
| Wyoming | 7 | $8,538 | $3,144 – $17,908 |
| Utah | 14 | $9,464 | $4,748 – $35,416 |
| New York | 99 | $9,527 | $2,592 – $52,721 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $9,536 | $5,579 – $16,610 |
| Wisconsin | 47 | $9,725 | $2,751 – $23,393 |
| Louisiana | 47 | $9,785 | $3,443 – $42,649 |
| Iowa | 22 | $10,095 | $3,992 – $17,646 |
| Arkansas | 19 | $10,168 | $4,944 – $35,744 |
| Nebraska | 16 | $10,351 | $4,323 – $16,597 |
| Michigan | 62 | $10,651 | $3,861 – $32,679 |
| Missouri | 43 | $10,838 | $4,190 – $40,840 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | $11,041 | $5,718 – $35,843 |
| Connecticut | 22 | $11,080 | $7,803 – $28,114 |
| Washington | 34 | $11,171 | $3,964 – $24,032 |
| Delaware | 5 | $11,294 | $7,800 – $14,850 |
| Ohio | 99 | $11,341 | $4,661 – $25,848 |
| Oregon | 19 | $11,534 | $3,700 – $17,739 |
| North Carolina | 60 | $11,892 | $1,977 – $29,914 |
| Alabama | 33 | $12,112 | $4,907 – $60,663 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $12,194 | $4,094 – $19,671 |
| Mississippi | 26 | $12,454 | $4,084 – $56,713 |
| Kansas | 23 | $12,700 | $4,999 – $35,630 |
| Virginia | 43 | $13,014 | $5,355 – $48,277 |
| Colorado | 33 | $13,112 | $2,786 – $63,829 |
| Illinois | 81 | $13,484 | $4,279 – $39,099 |
| Alaska | 5 | $13,544 | $7,174 – $25,053 |
| Kentucky | 35 | $13,916 | $3,578 – $35,267 |
| Pennsylvania | 102 | $13,922 | $5,191 – $49,716 |
| New Mexico | 10 | $13,978 | $3,075 – $34,221 |
| New Jersey | 51 | $14,556 | $6,057 – $89,908 |
| Indiana | 52 | $14,714 | $5,693 – $29,278 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $15,162 | $12,195 – $31,985 |
| Tennessee | 44 | $15,243 | $4,334 – $50,079 |
| Arizona | 40 | $16,990 | $2,989 – $51,362 |
| South Carolina | 32 | $17,150 | $7,497 – $43,498 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | $17,490 | $4,393 – $86,036 |
| California | 136 | $17,490 | $3,057 – $88,847 |
| Texas | 129 | $18,119 | $4,737 – $70,232 |
| Georgia | 58 | $19,963 | $5,394 – $74,578 |
| Florida | 115 | $26,357 | $9,188 – $105,735 |
| Nevada | 12 | $30,975 | $12,128 – $53,924 |
Where Level 3 Urology and Related Services is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Avera St Mary's Hospital
Pierre, SD |
$1,828 | $2,045 |
|
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC |
$1,977 | $1,898 |
|
St James Hospital
Hornell, NY |
$2,592 | $2,313 |
|
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN |
$2,605 | $1,668 |
|
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc
La Crosse, WI |
$2,751 | $1,912 |
|
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN |
$2,785 | $1,891 |
|
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center
Alamosa, CO |
$2,786 | $2,077 |
|
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC |
$2,822 | $1,837 |
|
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY |
$2,844 | $2,294 |
|
Banner-University Medical Center South Campus
Tucson, AZ |
$2,989 | $1,715 |
|
St Luke's Regional Medical Center
Boise, ID |
$3,037 | $1,776 |
|
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen, SD |
$3,041 | $1,910 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$105,735 | $1,845 |
|
Hca Florida St Petersburg Hospital
Saint Petersburg, FL |
$98,918 | $1,845 |
|
Hca Florida Jfk Hospital
Atlantis, FL |
$95,353 | $1,845 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$89,908 | $2,132 |
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$88,847 | $2,931 |
|
Alliancehealth Durant
Durant, OK |
$86,036 | $1,766 |
|
Adventhealth Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte, FL |
$85,565 | $923 |
|
Hca Florida Trinity Hospital
Trinity, FL |
$82,245 | $1,790 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$77,307 | $1,845 |
|
Doctors Hospital
Augusta, GA |
$74,578 | $1,661 |
|
Hca Florida Englewood Hospital
Englewood, FL |
$73,971 | $1,845 |
|
Hca Florida Highlands Hospital
Sebring, FL |
$73,020 | $1,845 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 3 Urology and Related Services?
Across 1,892 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 3 Urology and Related Services is $12,921. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $9,070 and the dearest quarter over $18,970.
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 Level 3 Urology and Related Services, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.4x 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. $1,917 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $13,270. 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 APC 5373: “Level 3 Urology and Related Services”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.