US Health Care Costs

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

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

$83,777typical hospital bill
$23,904typical amount paid
$18,634–$32,565range paid across 4 hospitals

Wisconsin hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,777 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
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison12$56,860$18,634
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire13$62,673$21,273
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee11$104,882$26,535
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics AuthorityMadison18$116,985$32,565

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.