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Carotid artery stent procedures with complications in Minnesota

What 3 hospitals in Minnesota charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for carotid artery stent procedures with complications (DRG 035), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 035 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $80,338 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $19,746 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $18,565 Average per stay
State rank #15 of 23 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Minnesota billed an average of $80,338 for carotid artery stent procedures with complications, about 4.1 times the average total payment of $19,746. That payment is about the same as the U.S. average of $19,727.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $19,746Billed $80,338

About 25¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Minnesota billed for this stay.

Minnesota hospitals: carotid artery stent procedures with complications

Every Minnesota hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
St Cloud HospitalSt Cloud 28 $83,273 $21,941 $20,608
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth 14 $53,681 $17,252 $16,137
United HospitalSt Paul 13 $102,722 $17,702 $16,779
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Lowest and highest payments in Minnesota

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN$17,252
United HospitalSt Paul, MN$17,702
St Cloud HospitalSt Cloud, MN$21,941

Highest

St Cloud HospitalSt Cloud, MN$21,941
United HospitalSt Paul, MN$17,702
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN$17,252

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Questions

How much does carotid artery stent procedures with complications cost in Minnesota?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for carotid artery stent procedures with complications (DRG 035) at 3 hospitals in Minnesota was billed at $80,338 on average, while the average total payment was $19,746, of which Medicare paid $18,565. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Minnesota, average charges were 4.1 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.