US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Mcc in New York

MS-DRG 656: Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm with mcc

$310,683typical hospital bill
$52,047typical amount paid
$42,297–$57,616range paid across 3 hospitals

New York hospitals billed Medicare a typical $310,683 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York15$243,289$42,297
Suny/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook16$310,683$52,047
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York18$374,680$57,616

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.