US Health Care Costs

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

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

$59,341typical hospital bill
$11,630typical amount paid
$10,532–$16,825range paid across 4 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,341 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L PArlington25$55,433$10,532
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio19$63,249$11,433
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler11$141,884$11,827
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas20$55,285$16,825

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.