US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures with Cardiac Catheterization Wit in Minnesota

MS-DRG 216: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures with cardiac catheterization wit

$356,749typical hospital bill
$92,644typical amount paid
$81,868–$127,215range paid across 3 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $356,749 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul11$356,749$81,868
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis33$413,810$92,644
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester60$292,436$127,215

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.