Infection needing surgery, with major complications in Minnesota

MS-DRG 853: Infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with mcc

$135,528typical hospital bill

$40,970typical amount paid

$30,094–$86,264range paid across 20 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $135,528 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Lakeview Memorial Hospital	Stillwater	13	$64,840	$30,094
St Francis Regional Medical Center	Shakopee	12	$104,001	$33,280
St Lukes Hospital	Duluth	51	$112,587	$34,814
Mercy Hospital	Coon Rapids	85	$135,719	$37,295
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center	Bemidji	14	$106,598	$37,389
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital	Burnsville	28	$135,336	$37,392
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center	Duluth	90	$108,689	$37,981
Maple Grove Hospital	Maple Grove	16	$78,012	$39,426
North Memorial Health Hospital	Robbinsdale	62	$127,804	$39,493
Allina United Hospital	Saint Paul	81	$158,792	$40,706
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital	Saint Louis Park	73	$148,510	$41,234
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital	Maplewood	43	$177,949	$44,260
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital	Edina	62	$202,870	$45,356
Regions Hospital	Saint Paul	89	$159,085	$48,211
Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato	Mankato	39	$127,350	$48,384
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital	Saint Cloud	107	$107,906	$49,014
Abbott Northwestern Hospital	Minneapolis	93	$208,131	$49,099
Hennepin County Medical Center	Minneapolis	30	$239,697	$75,791
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester	Rochester	155	$222,303	$80,575
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center	Minneapolis	29	$409,238	$86,264

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.