US Health Care Costs

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

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

$70,792typical hospital bill
$19,979typical amount paid
$15,383–$44,127range paid across 11 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $70,792 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Sentara Princess Anne HospitalVirginia Beach18$54,588$15,383
Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake11$55,804$17,590
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond11$230,633$18,399
Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria12$81,922$19,225
Winchester Medical CenterWinchester18$48,537$19,659
Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg13$40,513$19,979
Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach22$70,792$20,598
Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk20$84,695$21,181
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk14$119,437$26,747
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church17$57,645$27,778
Medical College of Virginia HospitalsRichmond21$188,983$44,127

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.