US Health Care Costs

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

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

$102,087typical hospital bill
$23,186typical amount paid
$22,398–$31,273range paid across 3 hospitals

Washington hospitals billed Medicare a typical $102,087 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia12$120,828$22,398
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma11$102,087$23,186
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattle16$86,037$31,273

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.