US Health Care Costs

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

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

$71,996typical hospital bill
$15,010typical amount paid
$13,061–$17,930range paid across 3 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $71,996 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids11$56,555$13,061
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak11$71,996$15,010
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor18$76,674$17,930

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.