US Health Care Costs

Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc in Minnesota

MS-DRG 035: Carotid artery stent procedures with cc

$83,273typical hospital bill
$17,702typical amount paid
$17,252–$21,941range paid across 3 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $83,273 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth14$53,681$17,252
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul13$102,722$17,702
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud28$83,273$21,941

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.