US Health Care Costs

Amputation for Circulatory System Disorders Except Upper Limb and Toe with Mcc in Minnesota

MS-DRG 239: Amputation for circulatory system disorders except upper limb and toe with mcc

$176,237typical hospital bill
$59,197typical amount paid
$47,996–$70,398range paid across 2 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $176,237 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud15$132,241$47,996
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester18$220,232$70,398

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.