DRG 660 · Kidney & Urinary

Kidney & Ureter Surgery Cost in Tennessee — Compare All Hospitals

An operation on the kidney or ureter for a non-cancerous problem, such as removing large stones or relieving a blockage. The stay covers the surgery and monitoring of kidney function during recovery.

State average
$45,357
gross charge · DRG 660
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$5,727 – $78,765
low to high
Lowest $5,727 Highest $78,765

Tennessee hospitals price kidney & ureter surgery (Medicare DRG 660) anywhere from $5,727 to $78,765 — a $73,038 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Unity Medical Center in Manchester; the most expensive is Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrenceburg in Lawrenceburg. The state average sits at $45,357.

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 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 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. Tennessee hospitals missing from the list either don't perform kidney & ureter surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 660 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

    Unity Medical Center

    Manchester, TN

    Gross charge $5,727
    Cash pay $4,581
  2. 2

    Cookeville Regional Medical Center

    Cookeville, TN

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $28,401
    Cash pay $17,410
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,212
  3. 3

    Starr Regional Medical Center Athens

    Athens, TN

    Gross charge $31,264
    Cash pay $6,128
  4. 4

    Methodist Hospitals of Memphis

    Memphis, TN

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $38,779
    Cash pay $8,531
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,038
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    Bristol Regional Medical Center: Emergency Room

    Bristol, TN

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,494
    Cash pay $7,574
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,976
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    Holston Valley Medical Center

    Kingsport, TN

    Gross charge $50,494
    Cash pay $7,574
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    Gross charge $50,494
    Cash pay $7,574
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    Greeneville Community Hospital

    Greeneville, TN

    Gross charge $50,494
    Cash pay $7,574
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    Gross charge $50,494
    Cash pay $7,574
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    Franklin Woods Community Hospital

    Johnson City, TN

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,494
    Cash pay $7,574
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,754
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    Hancock County Hospital

    Sneedville, TN

    Gross charge $50,494
    Cash pay $7,574
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    Johnson City Medical Center

    Johnson City, TN

    Gross charge $53,248
    Cash pay $7,987
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    Gross charge $78,765
    Cash pay $19,612
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    Jackson-Madison County General Hospital

    Jackson, TN

    20 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $8,552
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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County

    Huntingdon, TN

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    LaFollette Medical Center

    La Follette, TN

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    Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

    Oak Ridge, TN

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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis

    Memphis, TN

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    Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

    Murfreesboro, TN

    15 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $8,822
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    Jefferson Memorial Hospital

    Jefferson City, TN

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    Volunteer Community Hospital

    Martin, TN

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    Dyersburg Regional Medical Center

    Dyersburg, TN

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    Maury Regional Medical Center (Acute Care — Columbia)

    Columbia, TN

    14 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $8,638
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    Leconte Medical Center

    Sevierville, TN

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    Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West

    Nashville, TN

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $8,416
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    Memorial Healthcare System, Inc

    Chattanooga, TN

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,912
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    North Knoxville Medical Center

    Powell, TN

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,985
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    Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

    Knoxville, TN

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,637
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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City

    Union City, TN

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    Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton

    Covington, TN

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    Dekalb Community Hospital

    Smithville, TN

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    Ascension Saint Thomas River Park

    Mcminnville, TN

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    Parkridge Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Chattanooga, TN

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    TriStar Centennial Medical Center

    Nashville, TN

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    Parkwest Medical Center

    Knoxville, TN

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $6,739
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    Affiliate of Vitruvian Health

    Cleveland, TN

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    Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center

    Hendersonville, TN

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    Erlanger Medical Center

    Chattanooga, TN

    18 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $10,671
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