US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Minnesota

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$33,361typical hospital bill
$7,560typical amount paid
$6,690–$18,178range paid across 13 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,361 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia11$33,099$6,690
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth21$22,916$6,936
St Lukes HospitalDuluth14$19,376$7,050
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park24$33,361$7,197
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids37$30,861$7,392
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul18$36,175$7,500
M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina13$40,141$7,560
Regions HospitalSaint Paul17$31,827$8,837
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale12$35,736$8,845
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud19$20,531$9,026
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis67$52,049$11,378
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis23$45,165$12,182
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester21$41,628$18,178

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.