US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in North Dakota

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

$32,150typical hospital bill
$13,062typical amount paid
$10,666–$13,269range paid across 3 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,150 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck12$30,001$10,666
Altru HospitalGrand Forks12$46,362$13,062
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo26$32,150$13,269

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.