US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in Minnesota

MS-DRG 981: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$157,376typical hospital bill
$41,230typical amount paid
$33,919–$76,197range paid across 12 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $157,376 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
St Lukes HospitalDuluth19$93,805$33,919
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul25$164,218$36,419
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park11$133,581$36,707
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth21$108,388$37,010
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids24$183,075$38,991
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis41$184,833$39,618
Regions HospitalSaint Paul14$134,733$42,842
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud31$101,966$45,113
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale19$150,534$46,673
M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina15$230,630$47,941
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester80$174,617$70,649
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis14$349,880$76,197

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.