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Extracranial procedures with complications in Minnesota

What 7 hospitals in Minnesota charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for extracranial procedures with complications (DRG 038), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 038 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $56,485 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $15,080 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $12,925 Average per stay
State rank #21 of 29 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Minnesota billed an average of $56,485 for extracranial procedures with complications, about 3.7 times the average total payment of $15,080. That payment is 1% above the U.S. average of $14,903.

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 $15,080Billed $56,485

About 27¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Minnesota billed for this stay.

Minnesota hospitals: extracranial 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
Mayo Clinic - Saint Marys HospitalRochester 37 $58,222 $18,114 $15,735
Regions HospitalSt Paul 17 $54,281 $14,587 $12,863
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth 15 $54,718 $12,751 $11,275
Abbott Northwestern Hospital INCMinneapolis 15 $62,726 $12,801 $11,303
St Cloud HospitalSt Cloud 12 $49,065 $15,321 $14,035
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park 11 $46,400 $12,704 $9,970
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids 11 $66,131 $14,033 $9,771
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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

Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN$12,704
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN$12,751
Abbott Northwestern Hospital INCMinneapolis, MN$12,801
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN$14,033
Regions HospitalSt Paul, MN$14,587

Highest

Mayo Clinic - Saint Marys HospitalRochester, MN$18,114
St Cloud HospitalSt Cloud, MN$15,321
Regions HospitalSt Paul, MN$14,587
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN$14,033
Abbott Northwestern Hospital INCMinneapolis, MN$12,801

Extracranial procedures with complications in other states

Questions

How much does extracranial procedures with complications cost in Minnesota?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for extracranial procedures with complications (DRG 038) at 7 hospitals in Minnesota was billed at $56,485 on average, while the average total payment was $15,080, of which Medicare paid $12,925. 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 3.7 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.