US Health Care Costs

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

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

$95,513typical hospital bill
$25,519typical amount paid
$21,242–$29,796range paid across 2 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $95,513 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Beebe Medical CenterLewes12$93,400$21,242
Christiana HospitalNewark20$97,626$29,796

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.