US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Mcc in Connecticut

MS-DRG 659: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with mcc

$113,884typical hospital bill
$28,448typical amount paid
$22,168–$38,536range paid across 3 hospitals

Connecticut hospitals billed Medicare a typical $113,884 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
William W Backus HospitalNorwich12$65,981$22,168
Hartford HospitalHartford18$113,884$28,448
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven13$142,782$38,536

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.