Transurethral Procedures with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge

MS-DRG 669 · Inpatient stay · 21 U.S. hospitals publish a price

Cheapest quarter

under $61,619

Typical charge

$71,387

Dearest quarter

over $108,722

Actually paid

$14,933

The middle U.S. hospital bills $71,387 for Transurethral Procedures with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $14,933 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.

Transurethral Procedures with 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
Florida	6	$73,856	$46,234 – $193,377
New York	4	$136,178	$108,722 – $148,396

Where Transurethral Procedures with Complications is charged least

Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL	$32,003	$10,848
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC	$35,524	$18,142
Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc Miami Beach, FL	$46,234	$14,847
Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN	$47,792	$11,966
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI	$49,105	$11,800
Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI	$61,619	$10,812
St Josephs Hospital Tampa, FL	$63,954	$13,616
Brigham And Women's Hospital Boston, MA	$64,353	$18,586
Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA	$64,546	$18,967
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc Oklahoma City, OK	$67,876	$12,936
Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL	$71,387	$15,990
Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	$76,326	$12,257

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
Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge Naples, FL	$193,377	$10,221
New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY	$148,396	$21,858
Nyu Langone Hospitals New York, NY	$138,322	$21,684
Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY	$134,033	$17,898
St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, PA	$115,284	$14,757
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY	$108,722	$20,419
Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX	$93,723	$12,073
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota, FL	$82,288	$11,918
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce Asheville, NC	$77,246	$12,004
Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	$76,326	$12,257
Adventhealth Orlando Orlando, FL	$71,387	$15,990
Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc Oklahoma City, OK	$67,876	$12,936

Questions people ask

What do U.S. hospitals charge for Transurethral Procedures with Complications?

Across 21 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Transurethral Procedures with Complications is $71,387. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $61,619 and the dearest quarter over $108,722.

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 Transurethral Procedures with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.0x 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. $14,933 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $85,895. 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 669: “TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITH CC”. 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.

Related procedures

Comprehensive Observation Services typically $19,434
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe) typically $48,503
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications) typically $30,556
Fainting typically $36,628
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications typically $100,513
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications typically $37,191
Diabetes (with complications) typically $34,584
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications typically $179,554

Before you are billed

Ask for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.
Check the hospital's machine-readable price file; every U.S. hospital must publish one.
If you are insured, ask whether every provider involved is in network — the surprise usually comes from the ones you never met.

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