US Health Care Costs

Kidney Transplant in Minnesota

MS-DRG 652: Kidney transplant

$225,854typical hospital bill
$57,777typical amount paid
$51,066–$68,687range paid across 3 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $225,854 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis51$304,908$51,066
Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis12$225,854$57,777
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester108$216,312$68,687

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.