Bowel surgery, with major complications in Minnesota

MS-DRG 329: Major small and large bowel procedures with mcc

$156,482typical hospital bill

$46,384typical amount paid

$36,546–$70,636range paid across 14 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $156,482 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
St Lukes Hospital	Duluth	14	$93,392	$36,546
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital	Edina	28	$137,905	$36,641
Mercy Hospital	Coon Rapids	16	$153,095	$37,167
North Memorial Health Hospital	Robbinsdale	24	$112,011	$37,692
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center	Duluth	34	$116,601	$38,201
Allina United Hospital	Saint Paul	24	$165,723	$39,367
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital	Saint Cloud	47	$103,215	$46,055
Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato	Mankato	19	$137,786	$46,712
Abbott Northwestern Hospital	Minneapolis	30	$204,616	$46,781
Regions Hospital	Saint Paul	23	$159,869	$49,415
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center	Minneapolis	33	$198,229	$51,933
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital	Maplewood	14	$179,320	$54,395
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital	Saint Louis Park	17	$182,764	$62,923
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester	Rochester	148	$175,272	$70,636

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.