Heart failure, with major complications in Minnesota
MS-DRG 291: Heart failure and shock with mcc
$32,525typical hospital bill
$11,011typical amount paid
$8,637–$18,165range paid across 45 hospitals
Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $32,525 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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)
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.