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Results showed that in the group without CC\/MCC, HIFU treatment significantly reduced the length of hospital stay, decreased the proportion of consumables costs and medication costs, but increased the proportion of treatment costs. Median hospitalization costs were significantly higher in the CC\/MCC group than in the non-CC\/MCC group. Multifactorial regression analysis identified length of stay (LOS), HIFU treatment, and CC\/MCC grouping as key cost drivers. Additionally, costs for patients covered by Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance and Commercial Health Insurance were significantly higher than those with other payment types. This paper confirms the effectiveness of DRG grouping in reflecting resource consumption disparities and reveals the potential of HIFU technology for optimizing medical resource allocation. 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