Level 8 Urology and Related Services
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $19,057 per procedure at 185 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $17,193 and $20,102.
Also known as: Urologic surgery, cystoscopy
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $19,057
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $17,193–$20,102
- Medicare’s share
- $17,428
- Average billed charge
- $98,984
- Hospitals reporting
- 185
Compare hospitals
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181 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 151–181. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 86 | $21,588 | 13% above the national average | $19,954 | $88,310 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 12 | $21,608 | 13% above the national average | $19,976 | $52,443 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 35 | $21,608 | 13% above the national average | $19,976 | $78,484 |
| Cape Cod Hospital | 39 | $21,608 | 13% above the national average | $19,976 | $34,031 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 62 | $21,608 | 13% above the national average | $19,976 | $42,049 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 15 | $21,608 | 13% above the national average | $19,976 | $90,663 |
| Boston Medical Center | 20 | $21,608 | 13% above the national average | $19,972 | $37,150 |
| Mount Sinai West | 20 | $21,689 | 14% above the national average | $20,094 | $64,700 |
| Hartford Hospital | 23 | $22,443 | 18% above the national average | $20,811 | $57,036 |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | 13 | $22,447 | 18% above the national average | $20,815 | $49,173 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 12 | $22,471 | 18% above the national average | $20,839 | $61,123 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 13 | $22,641 | 19% above the national average | $21,009 | $86,020 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 12 | $22,641 | 19% above the national average | $21,009 | $79,701 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 25 | $22,657 | 19% above the national average | $21,025 | $293,855 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | 12 | $22,893 | 20% above the national average | $21,261 | $74,529 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 17 | $22,893 | 20% above the national average | $21,261 | $76,250 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | 26 | $23,843 | 25% above the national average | $22,211 | $99,647 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital | 38 | $24,406 | 28% above the national average | $22,796 | $75,304 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 24 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,100 | $203,273 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 23 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,100 | $86,672 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 14 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,100 | $151,248 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 21 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,100 | $86,643 |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center | 18 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,098 | $69,623 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 37 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,096 | $98,795 |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital | 21 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,095 | $108,759 |
| Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital | 18 | $24,732 | 30% above the national average | $23,087 | $91,290 |
| Sutter Davis Hospital | 16 | $25,690 | 35% above the national average | $24,058 | $101,585 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 20 | $26,842 | 41% above the national average | $25,210 | $104,697 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 48 | $27,215 | 43% above the national average | $25,578 | $100,393 |
| El Camino Health | 38 | $28,322 | 49% above the national average | $26,690 | $158,645 |
| Stanford Health Care | 29 | $28,322 | 49% above the national average | $26,690 | $202,294 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $18K | $84K |
| 2022 | $18K | $91K |
| 2023 | $19K | $97K |
| 2024 | $19K | $99K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 3 | 69 | $14,167 | $14,075–$17,049 |
| Alabama | 5 | 110 | $15,318 | $15,254–$15,721 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 160 | $15,592 | $15,934–$17,036 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 12 | $15,862 | $15,862–$15,862 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 126 | $15,939 | $16,092–$16,576 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 38 | $16,450 | $15,813–$16,505 |
| Iowa | 1 | 22 | $16,478 | $16,478–$16,478 |
| South Carolina | 6 | 129 | $16,729 | $16,217–$17,138 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 65 | $16,868 | $16,580–$17,248 |
| Ohio | 7 | 164 | $16,907 | $16,328–$17,160 |
| Missouri | 5 | 97 | $17,086 | $16,661–$17,405 |
| Kansas | 3 | 63 | $17,113 | $16,795–$17,399 |
| Utah | 2 | 54 | $17,394 | $17,417–$17,825 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 239 | $17,520 | $17,358–$18,002 |
| Indiana | 3 | 72 | $17,538 | $17,296–$17,794 |
| Michigan | 3 | 47 | $17,766 | $16,880–$18,168 |
| Texas | 15 | 510 | $17,796 | $17,464–$17,895 |
| Virginia | 3 | 71 | $17,941 | $17,659–$18,338 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 65 | $17,943 | $17,351–$17,921 |
| Florida | 17 | 444 | $18,057 | $17,953–$18,230 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 58 | $18,073 | $18,054–$18,135 |
| Georgia | 8 | 137 | $18,111 | $18,261–$18,677 |
| Illinois | 5 | 101 | $18,746 | $18,376–$19,572 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 20 | $18,786 | $18,786–$18,786 |
| Montana | 1 | 22 | $18,868 | $18,868–$18,868 |
| Colorado | 2 | 67 | $19,157 | $19,157–$19,157 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 15 | $19,196 | $19,196–$19,196 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 152 | $19,311 | $18,110–$20,092 |
| Arizona | 5 | 183 | $19,535 | $19,623–$19,623 |
| Delaware | 1 | 11 | $20,189 | $20,189–$20,189 |
| Washington | 5 | 90 | $20,204 | $20,102–$20,731 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 30 | $20,245 | $19,944–$20,373 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 201 | $20,431 | $19,324–$20,126 |
| Oregon | 1 | 25 | $21,112 | $21,112–$21,112 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | 194 | $21,505 | $21,608–$21,608 |
| Nevada | 1 | 17 | $21,548 | $21,548–$21,548 |
| New York | 10 | 253 | $21,965 | $21,396–$22,611 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 42 | $22,075 | $21,853–$22,767 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 35 | $22,511 | $22,493–$22,592 |
| California | 16 | 460 | $25,535 | $24,732–$25,978 |
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.