US Health Care Costs

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

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

$66,956typical hospital bill
$28,258typical amount paid
$18,424–$46,130range paid across 11 hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals billed Medicare a typical $66,956 for this stay in 2024, about 2.4 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
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth13$38,555$18,424
The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton11$38,355$18,704
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River23$45,170$21,256
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly15$37,580$21,274
Brigham and Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain12$68,303$25,228
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield20$41,285$28,258
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington17$66,956$30,480
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston29$148,852$32,639
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester24$110,217$35,416
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston14$70,668$39,490
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston14$213,848$46,130

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.