US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Cc in Arizona

MS-DRG 657: Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm with cc

$116,767typical hospital bill
$19,473typical amount paid
$13,336–$25,611range paid across 2 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $116,767 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
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale15$138,447$13,336
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix39$95,086$25,611

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.