Level 4 Urology and Related Services
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $3,312 per procedure at 1,986 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $3,026 and $3,464.
Also known as: Urologic surgery, cystoscopy
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $3,312
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $3,026–$3,464
- Medicare’s share
- $2,629
- Average billed charge
- $23,596
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,986
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1,974 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1,151–1,200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center | 17 | $3,230 | About average | $2,574 | $10,725 |
| Munson Medical Center | 117 | $3,231 | About average | $2,568 | $12,079 |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 42 | $3,231 | About average | $2,571 | $18,936 |
| Knox Community Hospital | 42 | $3,231 | About average | $2,564 | $13,478 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Janesville | 56 | $3,232 | About average | $2,561 | $17,018 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 87 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $51,634 |
| CHI St Luke's Health Brazosport | 20 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $20,649 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 15 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $77,915 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood | 34 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $62,659 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest | 16 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $72,552 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball | 44 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $66,380 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West | 12 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $56,743 |
| Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital | 41 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $24,572 |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital | 25 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $28,529 |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital | 16 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $31,494 |
| Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood | 27 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $25,569 |
| St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage | 13 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $20,658 |
| St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital | 14 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $20,312 |
| St Luke's The Woodlands Hospital | 18 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $21,706 |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | 15 | $3,233 | About average | $2,576 | $25,753 |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | 46 | $3,233 | About average | $2,575 | $46,093 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 112 | $3,233 | About average | $2,574 | $49,994 |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center | 50 | $3,233 | About average | $2,572 | $26,328 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center | 14 | $3,233 | About average | $2,572 | $84,917 |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | 208 | $3,233 | About average | $2,567 | $18,205 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc | 41 | $3,235 | About average | $2,578 | $34,981 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc | 42 | $3,235 | About average | $2,578 | $19,014 |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center | 33 | $3,235 | About average | $2,578 | $35,730 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | 11 | $3,235 | About average | $2,578 | $58,392 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | 21 | $3,235 | About average | $2,578 | $33,106 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | 29 | $3,235 | About average | $2,577 | $14,907 |
| Ngmc Barrow, LLC | 15 | $3,235 | About average | $2,577 | $29,272 |
| Emory University Hospital | 146 | $3,235 | About average | $2,577 | $18,586 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | 29 | $3,235 | About average | $2,575 | $46,229 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | 31 | $3,235 | About average | $2,574 | $34,024 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 239 | $3,236 | About average | $2,568 | $22,313 |
| Ascension All Saints Hospital | 46 | $3,238 | About average | $2,580 | $17,558 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 157 | $3,238 | About average | $2,573 | $15,515 |
| St Mary Medical Center Inc | 124 | $3,238 | About average | $2,566 | $22,954 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 81 | $3,238 | About average | $2,571 | $14,604 |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center | 51 | $3,238 | About average | $2,580 | $13,647 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls | 54 | $3,240 | About average | $2,581 | $14,571 |
| Titus Regional Medical Center | 24 | $3,240 | About average | $2,581 | $7,408 |
| Scenic Mountain Medical Center | 13 | $3,240 | About average | $2,581 | $49,592 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | 62 | $3,240 | About average | $2,565 | $22,951 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | 51 | $3,241 | About average | $2,547 | $20,162 |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 259 | $3,241 | About average | $2,576 | $15,541 |
| Virginia Hospital Center | 152 | $3,244 | About average | $2,582 | $14,145 |
| Essentia Health Duluth | 44 | $3,245 | About average | $2,586 | $8,216 |
| Ascension Genesys Hospital | 92 | $3,246 | About average | $2,580 | $21,684 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,991 | $20K |
| 2021 | $3,073 | $20K |
| 2022 | $3,109 | $21K |
| 2023 | $3,147 | $22K |
| 2024 | $3,312 | $24K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 417 | $1,714 | $1,464–$2,023 |
| Tennessee | 46 | 3,697 | $2,840 | $2,870–$3,003 |
| Louisiana | 46 | 2,744 | $2,846 | $2,879–$2,925 |
| Alabama | 35 | 2,480 | $2,887 | $2,817–$2,930 |
| Mississippi | 26 | 1,973 | $2,914 | $2,818–$2,921 |
| Ohio | 98 | 6,698 | $2,944 | $2,927–$3,052 |
| West Virginia | 16 | 1,506 | $2,948 | $2,848–$2,981 |
| South Carolina | 33 | 3,933 | $2,978 | $2,936–$3,008 |
| Arkansas | 21 | 2,160 | $2,980 | $2,926–$3,117 |
| Oklahoma | 34 | 3,138 | $2,982 | $2,924–$3,003 |
| Kentucky | 37 | 2,820 | $3,004 | $2,965–$3,132 |
| Missouri | 45 | 3,581 | $3,019 | $3,007–$3,103 |
| Kansas | 26 | 2,030 | $3,049 | $2,976–$3,188 |
| Iowa | 22 | 2,002 | $3,051 | $2,985–$3,142 |
| Michigan | 67 | 4,979 | $3,076 | $3,012–$3,193 |
| Georgia | 62 | 4,249 | $3,092 | $3,003–$3,200 |
| Texas | 145 | 8,968 | $3,097 | $3,025–$3,149 |
| North Carolina | 67 | 5,237 | $3,097 | $3,034–$3,130 |
| Virginia | 46 | 4,168 | $3,117 | $2,985–$3,237 |
| Florida | 127 | 9,149 | $3,131 | $3,118–$3,158 |
| Utah | 20 | 1,195 | $3,138 | $3,075–$3,123 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 1,402 | $3,143 | $3,108–$3,217 |
| Indiana | 55 | 4,002 | $3,143 | $3,107–$3,185 |
| Maine | 14 | 936 | $3,165 | $2,999–$3,256 |
| New Mexico | 11 | 647 | $3,185 | $3,036–$3,126 |
| Idaho | 10 | 882 | $3,191 | $3,122–$3,335 |
| Wisconsin | 46 | 3,231 | $3,202 | $3,122–$3,237 |
| Pennsylvania | 102 | 7,264 | $3,211 | $3,114–$3,337 |
| Montana | 10 | 989 | $3,284 | $3,218–$3,484 |
| Illinois | 81 | 6,766 | $3,289 | $3,222–$3,351 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 739 | $3,319 | $3,268–$3,400 |
| South Dakota | 12 | 1,318 | $3,327 | $3,268–$3,500 |
| Colorado | 32 | 1,716 | $3,350 | $3,287–$3,319 |
| Arizona | 43 | 3,866 | $3,394 | $3,334–$3,399 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 1,026 | $3,400 | $3,338–$3,421 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 2,673 | $3,407 | $3,304–$3,428 |
| Delaware | 5 | 642 | $3,472 | $3,465–$3,498 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 289 | $3,474 | $3,477–$3,500 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 520 | $3,518 | $3,503–$3,538 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 423 | $3,526 | $3,501–$3,547 |
| Washington | 41 | 3,407 | $3,587 | $3,499–$3,671 |
| Alaska | 6 | 314 | $3,679 | $3,626–$3,777 |
| Nevada | 13 | 708 | $3,700 | $3,686–$3,734 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 5,424 | $3,723 | $3,704–$3,744 |
| New Jersey | 51 | 5,386 | $3,730 | $3,605–$3,838 |
| Oregon | 24 | 1,376 | $3,766 | $3,613–$3,693 |
| New York | 94 | 9,593 | $3,839 | $3,670–$3,928 |
| Connecticut | 23 | 1,841 | $3,873 | $3,856–$3,889 |
| Hawaii | 8 | 357 | $3,962 | $3,947–$4,063 |
| California | 145 | 10,023 | $4,418 | $4,286–$4,452 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.