US Health Care Costs

Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Minnesota

MS-DRG 331: Major small and large bowel procedures without cc/mcc

$58,466typical hospital bill
$13,520typical amount paid
$12,287–$23,484range paid across 6 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,466 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina13$83,853$12,287
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth20$47,898$13,268
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis11$63,849$13,334
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park17$57,099$13,707
Regions HospitalSaint Paul14$36,929$15,091
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester53$59,833$23,484

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.