US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Mcc in North Dakota

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

$53,104typical hospital bill
$18,750typical amount paid
$18,749–$18,751range paid across 2 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $53,104 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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
Chi St Alexius HealthBismarck11$56,912$18,749
Altru HospitalGrand Forks11$49,295$18,751

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.