US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in New Mexico

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

$78,434typical hospital bill
$10,205typical amount paid
$9,896–$11,056range paid across 3 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $78,434 for this stay in 2024, about 7.7 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
Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces22$78,434$9,896
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque24$39,770$10,205
Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque13$89,505$11,056

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.