Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Mcc in Kentucky
MS-DRG 673: Other kidney and urinary tract procedures with mcc
Kentucky hospitals billed Medicare a typical $96,351 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.
Kentucky hospitals compared
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 15 | $96,351 | $28,145 | – | – | |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | Louisville | 14 | $142,276 | $31,048 | – | – | |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | Edgewood | 12 | $79,864 | $37,399 | – | $78,564$56,721–$107,420 · 9 plans | |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | – | – | – | $98,416 | $54,648$28,473–$82,918 · 28 plans | |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | Louisville | – | – | – | – | $38,435$29,533–$47,361 · 8 plans |
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.
This page covers the most complex version: patients who also had a major complication or serious additional condition, such as kidney failure, a severe infection or respiratory failure. These stays are longer and cost more.
General information, not medical advice.
Common questions
How much does a hospital stay for other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Mcc cost in Kentucky?
At 3 Kentucky hospitals, the typical bill for other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Mcc was $96,351 in 2024, and Medicare and the patient together paid a typical $31,048. The typical US hospital billed $153,946.
Which Kentucky hospitals bill the least and the most for other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures with Mcc?
The lowest average bill is at St Elizabeth Edgewood, $79,864. The highest is at Norton Hospitals, Inc, $142,276. These are Medicare averages for 2024; a bill depends on the care each patient needs.
Why is the hospital bill so much higher than what is paid?
The bill comes from the hospital's own price list, which each hospital sets for itself. Medicare pays a fixed amount for each kind of stay, worked out by a national formula, and private insurers negotiate their own rates. So the list price is rarely what anyone pays, but uninsured and out-of-network patients can be billed from it.
How much will I pay myself?
With Original Medicare you owe the Part A deductible for a hospital stay, $1,736 in 2026, whatever the hospital bills. With private insurance it depends on your deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum. Without insurance, ask for the hospital's cash price and its financial assistance policy. The cost estimator works it out for your situation.
Before you go
- Ask for an estimate. Hospitals must give uninsured and self-pay patients a written good-faith estimate before planned care.
- Check the network. Confirm that the hospital and the doctors are in your plan's network.
- Ask about financial help. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance policy; many discount or forgive bills by income.
- Get an itemized bill. Compare it with the estimate and question anything you don't recognise.