DRG 659 · Kidney & Urinary

Kidney & Ureter Surgery (Non-Cancer) Cost in Louisiana — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery on the kidney or the tube that drains it (the ureter) for conditions other than cancer, such as blockages or structural problems. The stay includes the operation and monitoring of kidney function during recovery.

State average
$250,287
gross charge · DRG 659
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$16,792 – $284,612
low to high
Lowest $16,792 Highest $284,612

Louisiana hospitals price kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) (Medicare DRG 659) anywhere from $16,792 to $284,612 — a $267,820 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Opelousas General Health System in Opelousas; the most expensive is Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland. The state average sits at $250,287.

Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Louisiana hospitals missing from the list either don't perform kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 659 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Opelousas General Health System

    Opelousas, LA

    Gross charge $16,792
    Cash pay $8,396
  2. 2

    North Oaks Medical Center

    Hammond, LA

    Gross charge $97,528
    Cash pay $29,021
  3. 3

    St. Tammany Parish Hospital

    Covington, LA

    Gross charge $121,657
    Cash pay $48,663
  4. 4

    Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center

    Lafayette, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $62,615
  5. 5

    Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics

    Lafayette, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $62,615
  6. 6

    Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

    Monroe, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  7. 7

    Ochsner St. Mary

    Morgan City, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  8. 8

    Ochsner Acadia General Hospital

    Crowley, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $62,615
  9. 9
    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  10. 10
    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  11. 11

    Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center

    Houma, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  12. 12

    Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

    Baton Rouge, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  13. 13

    Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner

    Kenner, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  14. 14

    St. Bernard Parish Hospital

    Chalmette, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  15. 15
    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  16. 16

    Ochsner St. Martin Hospital

    Breaux Bridge, LA

    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $62,615
  17. 17
    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $62,615
  18. 18
    Gross charge $284,612
    Cash pay $65,461
  19. 19

    Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

    Natchitoches, LA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $22,807
  20. 20

    Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish

    Houma, LA

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  21. 21

    Rapides Regional Medical Center

    Alexandria, LA

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  22. 22

    CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital

    Lake Charles, LA

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  23. 23

    Abbeville General Hospital

    Abbeville, LA

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System

    Shreveport, LA

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Lake Charles, LA

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  28. 28

    Avoyelles Hospital

    Marksville, LA

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  29. 29

    Oakdale Community Hospital

    Oakdale, LA

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  30. 30

    Claiborne Memorial Medical Center

    Homer, LA

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  31. 31

    Minden Medical Center

    Minden, LA

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  32. 32

    Glenwood Regional Medical Center

    West Monroe, LA

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  33. 33

    Byrd Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Leesville, LA

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  36. 36
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $13,599
  37. 37
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  38. 38
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,775
  39. 39
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  40. 40

    Acadian Medical Center

    Eunice, LA

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  42. 42

    Thibodaux Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Thibodaux, LA

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  43. 43

    Ochsner Medical Center Acute

    New Orleans, LA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,625
  44. 44

    Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Ville Platte, LA

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  46. 46

    Christus Coushatta Health Care Center

    Coushatta, LA

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