US Health Care Costs

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

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

$69,837typical hospital bill
$8,299typical amount paid
$7,762–$8,836range paid across 2 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,837 for this stay in 2024, about 8.4 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 Cruces18$59,413$7,762
Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque14$80,260$8,836

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.