US Health Care Costs

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

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

$45,179typical hospital bill
$10,798typical amount paid
$9,243–$16,117range paid across 15 hospitals

Missouri hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,179 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis34$40,540$9,243
Liberty HospitalLiberty19$46,570$9,375
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis38$24,777$9,759
Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin11$44,760$9,842
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City34$52,861$10,095
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield19$37,143$10,110
Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit25$66,308$10,676
Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur11$40,757$10,798
Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau12$45,179$10,823
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield34$50,175$11,422
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph20$39,587$12,261
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis11$34,577$12,647
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia26$59,274$12,800
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis18$55,721$14,280
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis56$57,067$16,117

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.