US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm Without Cc/Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 658: Kidney and ureter procedures for neoplasm without cc/mcc

$33,313typical hospital bill
$30,429typical amount paid
$19,668–$41,190range paid across 2 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,313 for this stay in 2024, about 1.1 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
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore27$22,410$19,668
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore14$44,216$41,190

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.