US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Cc in South Dakota

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

$68,274typical hospital bill
$17,201typical amount paid
$14,342–$20,059range paid across 2 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $68,274 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls21$63,363$14,342
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls14$73,186$20,059

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.