Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) in Minnesota

MS-DRG 267: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without mcc

$148,094typical hospital bill

$38,294typical amount paid

$35,800–$54,904range paid across 13 hospitals

Minnesota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $148,094 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Mercy Hospital	Coon Rapids	39	$166,693	$35,800
St Lukes Hospital	Duluth	39	$110,163	$35,823
Allina United Hospital	Saint Paul	37	$197,199	$37,064
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center	Duluth	48	$120,461	$37,330
North Memorial Health Hospital	Robbinsdale	21	$84,962	$37,362
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital	Edina	48	$151,208	$37,806
Abbott Northwestern Hospital	Minneapolis	178	$191,064	$38,294
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital	Saint Louis Park	38	$120,879	$38,559
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital	Maplewood	39	$148,094	$39,151
Regions Hospital	Saint Paul	36	$121,524	$42,284
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center	Minneapolis	23	$154,018	$44,415
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital	Saint Cloud	107	$198,872	$47,752
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester	Rochester	347	$143,986	$54,904

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.