US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Cc in Kansas

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

$61,607typical hospital bill
$14,365typical amount paid
$11,420–$17,310range paid across 2 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,607 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Kansas Medical Center LLCAndover17$25,701$11,420
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City39$97,513$17,310

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.