US Health Care Costs

Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications in New Mexico

MS-DRG 698: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc

$61,848typical hospital bill
$13,527typical amount paid
$11,002–$19,450range paid across 8 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,848 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 Cruces29$63,589$11,002
Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque12$100,518$11,997
Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces14$59,026$13,015
Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque17$120,521$13,444
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque115$39,853$13,611
San Juan Regional Medical Center IncFarmington21$68,790$15,504
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe36$60,108$18,445
Unm HospitalAlbuquerque44$44,254$19,450

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.