How much does Urinary Tract Infection (severe) cost?
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay · 1,945 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $30,168
Typical charge
$40,751
Dearest quarter
over $60,587
Actually paid
$10,683
The middle U.S. hospital bills $40,751 for Urinary Tract Infection (severe). The dearest hospitals charge about 4.0x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $10,683 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.
Urinary Tract Infection (severe) 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 | 36 | $16,125 | $8,670 – $49,699 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | $20,092 | $12,142 – $87,541 |
| Montana | 6 | $23,428 | $19,123 – $33,646 |
| North Dakota | 6 | $26,374 | $24,092 – $33,091 |
| Iowa | 21 | $26,797 | $18,446 – $76,616 |
| Mississippi | 31 | $28,360 | $15,194 – $111,002 |
| Michigan | 48 | $28,668 | $21,719 – $58,465 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | $30,121 | $24,089 – $41,725 |
| Arkansas | 26 | $31,647 | $9,455 – $75,273 |
| Virginia | 53 | $31,668 | $15,094 – $88,641 |
| Louisiana | 34 | $32,162 | $12,345 – $68,940 |
| West Virginia | 17 | $32,215 | $13,465 – $51,681 |
| Utah | 9 | $32,530 | $21,547 – $54,379 |
| North Carolina | 66 | $32,540 | $13,954 – $59,494 |
| Ohio | 86 | $33,004 | $15,811 – $68,645 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | $33,347 | $18,085 – $95,676 |
| Minnesota | 23 | $33,768 | $13,900 – $78,431 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | $34,198 | $26,115 – $93,152 |
| Missouri | 45 | $34,355 | $22,186 – $127,352 |
| Indiana | 53 | $34,379 | $16,220 – $62,149 |
| Hawaii | 5 | $34,455 | $31,320 – $71,803 |
| South Carolina | 38 | $34,488 | $22,179 – $91,793 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $34,525 | $17,622 – $59,811 |
| Kentucky | 35 | $34,897 | $14,829 – $58,104 |
| Alabama | 41 | $34,900 | $13,997 – $152,510 |
| Vermont | 3 | $35,134 | $25,626 – $52,438 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $35,665 | $23,647 – $51,283 |
| Oregon | 17 | $35,900 | $23,802 – $46,927 |
| Kansas | 20 | $36,319 | $23,432 – $96,097 |
| Delaware | 4 | $36,818 | $31,666 – $37,440 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $37,495 | $23,441 – $74,340 |
| Illinois | 78 | $39,410 | $18,883 – $81,278 |
| Connecticut | 23 | $39,890 | $31,384 – $63,295 |
| Idaho | 8 | $42,068 | $27,702 – $57,271 |
| New Mexico | 11 | $42,440 | $26,281 – $85,658 |
| Pennsylvania | 88 | $43,004 | $13,762 – $123,152 |
| Tennessee | 49 | $43,833 | $15,144 – $88,272 |
| Maine | 5 | $44,107 | $26,472 – $49,492 |
| Georgia | 61 | $44,642 | $22,069 – $89,362 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $46,697 | $26,849 – $50,052 |
| Washington | 37 | $48,479 | $19,190 – $132,145 |
| Texas | 146 | $49,951 | $16,209 – $152,492 |
| Arizona | 38 | $52,181 | $15,711 – $112,867 |
| New York | 97 | $53,169 | $13,823 – $174,848 |
| Florida | 156 | $60,662 | $15,450 – $168,076 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $61,571 | $37,421 – $99,059 |
| Colorado | 22 | $63,668 | $22,042 – $132,323 |
| California | 178 | $71,855 | $26,506 – $210,862 |
| New Jersey | 54 | $80,308 | $38,330 – $380,378 |
| Alaska | 3 | $83,697 | $51,688 – $90,920 |
| Nevada | 16 | $104,035 | $25,103 – $196,494 |
Where Urinary Tract Infection (severe) is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Union Hospital Of Cecil County
Elkton, MD |
$8,670 | $7,802 |
|
Chambers Memorial Hospital
Danville, AR |
$9,455 | $9,134 |
|
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD |
$10,266 | $9,315 |
|
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD |
$10,773 | $9,880 |
|
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, MD |
$11,730 | $10,428 |
|
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA |
$12,142 | $10,111 |
|
University Of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD |
$12,194 | $11,286 |
|
Milford Regional Medical Center
Milford, MA |
$12,325 | $9,599 |
|
Franklin Medical Center
Winnsboro, LA |
$12,345 | $10,562 |
|
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center
Olney, MD |
$12,445 | $11,173 |
|
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD |
$12,810 | $11,142 |
|
The General
Baton Rouge, LA |
$13,063 | $8,020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
Bayonne, NJ |
$380,378 | $19,152 |
|
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, NJ |
$323,357 | $14,345 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$243,425 | $11,164 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$210,862 | $21,372 |
|
Good Samaritan Hospital
San Jose, CA |
$205,763 | $13,540 |
|
Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV |
$196,494 | $9,632 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$181,982 | $16,998 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$174,848 | $14,329 |
|
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA |
$174,159 | $11,444 |
|
Uci Health-Placentia Linda
Placentia, CA |
$173,560 | $14,063 |
|
Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, CA |
$168,768 | $12,496 |
|
Hca Florida Mercy Hospital
Plantation, FL |
$168,076 | $11,240 |
Questions people ask
How much does Urinary Tract Infection (severe) cost in the United States?
Across 1,945 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Urinary Tract Infection (severe) is $40,751. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $30,168 and the dearest quarter over $60,587.
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 Urinary Tract Infection (severe), the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.0x 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. $10,683 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $52,052. 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 689: “KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS 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.