US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in Kansas

MS-DRG 660: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with cc

$60,790typical hospital bill
$11,557typical amount paid
$9,128–$12,841range paid across 6 hospitals

Kansas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,790 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka16$49,863$9,128
Wesley Medical CenterWichita13$169,030$11,142
Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park13$62,075$11,246
Hays Medical CenterHays12$32,661$11,869
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City40$90,326$12,611
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita19$59,506$12,841

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.