US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm Without Cc/Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 661: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm without cc/mcc

$30,506typical hospital bill
$9,715typical amount paid
$8,859–$10,038range paid across 3 hospitals

Delaware hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,506 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford15$30,506$8,859
Beebe Medical CenterLewes21$38,311$9,715
Christiana HospitalNewark13$29,238$10,038

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.