US Health Care Costs

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

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

$64,680typical hospital bill
$22,440typical amount paid
$19,063–$39,005range paid across 7 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $64,680 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth14$48,405$19,063
St Lukes HospitalDuluth11$54,184$19,455
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park30$74,764$21,918
Regions HospitalSaint Paul24$64,680$22,440
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud20$64,557$25,103
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis14$168,517$32,507
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester36$92,362$39,005

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.