US Health Care Costs

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

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

$95,906typical hospital bill
$21,216typical amount paid
$21,023–$21,408range paid across 2 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $95,906 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls11$82,709$21,023
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls29$109,104$21,408

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.