US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Mcc in Minnesota

MS-DRG 199: Pneumothorax with mcc

$49,080typical hospital bill
$14,663typical amount paid
$13,939–$22,265range paid across 3 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,080 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
St Lukes HospitalDuluth13$49,080$13,939
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale11$49,036$14,663
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester12$55,211$22,265

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.