US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications in Minnesota

MS-DRG 811: Red blood cell disorders with mcc

$48,061typical hospital bill
$13,202typical amount paid
$10,469–$36,452range paid across 12 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,061 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth21$34,167$10,469
St Lukes HospitalDuluth15$33,571$10,729
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park13$56,790$11,087
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul27$38,480$11,097
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids30$41,877$11,118
Regions HospitalSaint Paul17$33,494$12,974
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud19$28,260$13,430
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis30$54,245$13,872
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale17$57,372$15,100
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester29$63,102$17,809
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis36$89,975$20,736
Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis12$121,711$36,452

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.