Kidney & Ureter Surgery (Non-Cancer) Cost in Massachusetts — 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
$66,470
gross charge · DRG 659
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$17,263 – $135,437
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $17,263Cash pay $12,084 - 2
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $17,263Cash pay $12,084 - 3
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $17,263Cash pay $12,084 - 4
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $42,186Cash pay $31,640 - 5
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $46,208Cash pay $22,237Medicare pays (avg) $20,247 - 6
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $55,905Cash pay $41,929Medicare pays (avg) $17,368 - 7
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $77,552 - 8
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $77,552 - 9
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $77,552Medicare pays (avg) $29,835 - 10
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $96,645Cash pay $72,484Medicare pays (avg) $39,556 - 11
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $96,645Cash pay $72,484Medicare pays (avg) $23,297 - 12
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $106,640Cash pay $58,652 - 13
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $135,437Cash pay $101,578Medicare pays (avg) $26,756 - 14
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 15
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 16
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 18
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,983 - 24
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 25
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,284 - 28
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 29
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —
13 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for kidney & ureter surgery (non-cancer) (DRG 659). Prices range from $17,263 to $135,437 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The state average sits at $66,470.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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. Massachusetts 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.