US Health Care Costs

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

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

$60,552typical hospital bill
$14,725typical amount paid
$11,423–$18,028range paid across 2 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,552 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison17$39,753$11,423
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison13$81,350$18,028

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.