US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$73,501typical hospital bill
$22,561typical amount paid
$19,831–$31,212range paid across 5 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,501 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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 HospitalMinneapolis12$108,668$19,831
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul13$112,376$20,527
Regions HospitalSaint Paul11$73,501$22,561
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud22$60,996$23,429
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester51$70,120$31,212

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.