Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 673 · Inpatient stay · 373 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $114,203
Typical charge
$153,946
Dearest quarter
over $235,227
Actually paid
$39,085
The middle U.S. hospital bills $153,946 for Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.4x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $39,085 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.
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 4 | $61,991 | $35,640 – $115,009 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $62,331 | $60,174 – $122,302 |
| Mississippi | 7 | $85,770 | $62,624 – $102,230 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $91,626 | $75,745 – $181,447 |
| Kentucky | 3 | $96,351 | $79,864 – $142,276 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | $101,737 | $51,870 – $251,018 |
| Tennessee | 8 | $107,003 | $40,620 – $129,075 |
| Arkansas | 7 | $112,187 | $58,535 – $139,392 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $114,844 | $82,105 – $234,690 |
| Missouri | 4 | $118,283 | $100,299 – $139,316 |
| Illinois | 16 | $120,197 | $47,297 – $258,181 |
| Michigan | 7 | $122,299 | $75,845 – $259,419 |
| Minnesota | 6 | $122,441 | $75,189 – $297,926 |
| Georgia | 10 | $130,596 | $52,762 – $265,699 |
| Indiana | 6 | $131,568 | $85,787 – $235,227 |
| Alabama | 3 | $140,408 | $49,291 – $167,781 |
| South Carolina | 6 | $142,371 | $108,663 – $271,154 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $142,534 | $90,512 – $233,158 |
| Virginia | 11 | $144,935 | $77,442 – $346,254 |
| Arizona | 7 | $148,154 | $104,570 – $191,576 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | $150,795 | $92,365 – $490,194 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $153,946 | $131,680 – $164,049 |
| Florida | 38 | $156,513 | $83,710 – $404,550 |
| Ohio | 9 | $170,375 | $93,488 – $220,832 |
| Kansas | 4 | $173,204 | $124,317 – $256,138 |
| Texas | 36 | $193,354 | $96,201 – $427,615 |
| Washington | 7 | $210,723 | $68,553 – $250,605 |
| Nevada | 7 | $222,412 | $142,242 – $726,709 |
| California | 51 | $222,461 | $93,731 – $735,560 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $222,908 | $88,315 – $624,020 |
| New York | 23 | $251,196 | $91,399 – $436,214 |
| New Jersey | 15 | $265,649 | $103,812 – $425,871 |
Where Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$35,640 | $32,790 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$39,857 | $36,155 |
|
Parkwest Medical Center
Knoxville, TN |
$40,620 | $23,744 |
|
Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers
New Lenox, IL |
$47,297 | $26,346 |
|
Dch Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL |
$49,291 | $27,322 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$51,870 | $35,544 |
|
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Thomasville, GA |
$52,762 | $25,908 |
|
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR |
$58,535 | $28,288 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$58,649 | $40,569 |
|
Presbyterian Hospital
Albuquerque, NM |
$60,174 | $26,604 |
|
San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc
Farmington, NM |
$62,331 | $34,270 |
|
Forrest General Hospital
Hattiesburg, MS |
$62,624 | $24,424 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$735,560 | $45,426 |
|
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$726,709 | $34,613 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$704,958 | $93,775 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$624,020 | $91,237 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$505,993 | $53,424 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$504,642 | $43,502 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$501,832 | $63,447 |
|
O U Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK |
$490,194 | $61,621 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$476,048 | $63,840 |
|
Mountainview Hospital
Las Vegas, NV |
$463,095 | $41,012 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$454,385 | $84,608 |
|
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA |
$436,996 | $49,850 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications?
Across 373 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications is $153,946. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $114,203 and the dearest quarter over $235,227.
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 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Major Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.4x 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. $39,085 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $193,846. 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 673: “OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES 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.