US Health Care Costs

Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours in Minnesota

MS-DRG 207: Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support >96 hours

$216,205typical hospital bill
$85,013typical amount paid
$55,440–$105,491range paid across 4 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $216,205 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale17$176,259$55,440
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud11$160,819$71,494
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester17$256,150$98,531
Regions HospitalSaint Paul12$341,984$105,491

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.