Level 8 Urology and Related Services — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5378 · Hospital outpatient visit · 185 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $65,303
Typical charge
$86,517
Dearest quarter
over $117,356
Actually paid
$18,873
The middle U.S. hospital bills $86,517 for Level 8 Urology and Related Services. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $18,873 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 7 | $47,580 | $34,031 – $90,663 |
| Virginia | 3 | $55,851 | $34,014 – $57,122 |
| Missouri | 5 | $59,590 | $50,193 – $145,416 |
| New York | 10 | $62,912 | $37,382 – $293,855 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $64,522 | $62,007 – $90,108 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $66,703 | $32,275 – $115,508 |
| Ohio | 7 | $74,554 | $62,968 – $115,576 |
| Michigan | 3 | $74,734 | $54,462 – $78,445 |
| Alabama | 5 | $78,919 | $62,039 – $237,955 |
| Georgia | 8 | $80,804 | $53,565 – $127,413 |
| Florida | 17 | $85,268 | $51,534 – $168,808 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $86,020 | $74,529 – $99,038 |
| North Carolina | 10 | $88,547 | $46,573 – $116,147 |
| Tennessee | 5 | $88,628 | $47,861 – $115,589 |
| Illinois | 5 | $90,123 | $57,675 – $187,966 |
| Kansas | 3 | $95,054 | $84,838 – $119,086 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $99,829 | $78,506 – $121,037 |
| California | 16 | $100,020 | $69,623 – $203,273 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $101,774 | $51,109 – $122,915 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $110,993 | $51,549 – $160,544 |
| Washington | 5 | $119,370 | $78,806 – $123,835 |
| Indiana | 3 | $125,406 | $110,176 – $146,840 |
| Arizona | 5 | $129,663 | $49,037 – $172,981 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $137,356 | $92,054 – $233,399 |
| Texas | 15 | $145,933 | $44,683 – $305,383 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | $151,957 | $68,139 – $200,217 |
Where Level 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lincoln Surgical Hospital
Lincoln, NE |
$32,275 | $17,972 |
|
University Of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, VA |
$34,014 | $17,805 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$34,031 | $21,608 |
|
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$37,150 | $21,608 |
|
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY |
$37,382 | $21,333 |
|
Billings Clinic Hospital
Billings, MT |
$38,185 | $18,868 |
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$42,049 | $21,608 |
|
Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital Fortworth
Fort Worth, TX |
$44,683 | $17,817 |
|
Unc Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC |
$46,573 | $17,306 |
|
North Shore Medical Center -
Salem, MA |
$47,580 | $19,792 |
|
Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga, TN |
$47,861 | $16,614 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$47,923 | $20,527 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$305,383 | $17,715 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$293,855 | $22,657 |
|
Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center
Houston, TX |
$260,868 | $17,645 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$237,955 | $14,859 |
|
Baptist Health Paducah
Paducah, KY |
$233,399 | $18,413 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$208,662 | $18,661 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$203,273 | $24,732 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$202,294 | $28,322 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$200,654 | $21,548 |
|
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA |
$200,217 | $17,976 |
|
Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA |
$199,899 | $19,550 |
|
The University Of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL |
$187,966 | $19,572 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 8 Urology and Related Services?
Across 185 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 8 Urology and Related Services is $86,517. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $65,303 and the dearest quarter over $117,356.
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 8 Urology and Related Services, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.1x 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. $18,873 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $98,984. 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 5378: “Level 8 Urology and Related Services”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.