US Health Care Costs

Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections Without Mcc in Minnesota

MS-DRG 863: Postoperative and post-traumatic infections without mcc

$28,155typical hospital bill
$7,956typical amount paid
$7,455–$12,751range paid across 3 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,155 for this stay in 2024, about 3.5 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
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth12$19,518$7,455
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis11$29,605$7,956
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester24$28,155$12,751

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.