Medical Back Problems with Mcc in Minnesota
MS-DRG 551: Medical back problems with mcc
$48,747typical hospital bill
$13,149typical amount paid
$11,580–$27,758range paid across 12 hospitals
Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,747 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital | Burnsville | 12 | $51,458 | $11,580 | |
| Mercy Hospital | Coon Rapids | 22 | $59,491 | $11,978 | |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital | Edina | 21 | $55,932 | $12,284 | |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | Duluth | 13 | $46,037 | $12,937 | |
| M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | Maplewood | 12 | $61,607 | $13,108 | |
| Allina United Hospital | Saint Paul | 13 | $52,062 | $13,139 | |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis | 23 | $43,514 | $13,158 | |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | Saint Louis Park | 15 | $43,264 | $13,260 | |
| Regions Hospital | Saint Paul | 25 | $39,161 | $15,074 | |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | Robbinsdale | 20 | $45,237 | $15,912 | |
| Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | Saint Cloud | 11 | $29,750 | $16,298 | |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | Rochester | 23 | $84,634 | $27,758 |
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.