US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with Cardiac Catheterization and Mcc in Minnesota

MS-DRG 275: Cardiac defibrillator implant with cardiac catheterization and mcc

$271,213typical hospital bill
$73,138typical amount paid
$63,498–$82,779range paid across 2 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $271,213 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis18$302,755$63,498
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester16$239,670$82,779

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.