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Minor skin disorders without major complications in Minnesota

What 1 hospital in Minnesota charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for minor skin disorders without major complications (DRG 607), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 607 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $30,450 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $11,100 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $8,413 Average per stay
Volume 17 Medicare hospital stays

Hospitals in Minnesota billed an average of $30,450 for minor skin disorders without major complications, about 2.7 times the average total payment of $11,100. That payment is about the same as the U.S. average of $11,139.

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 $11,100Billed $30,450

About 36¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Minnesota billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Minnesota:

Minnesota hospitals: minor skin disorders without major 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 17 $30,450 $11,100 $8,413
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Questions

How much does minor skin disorders without major complications cost in Minnesota?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for minor skin disorders without major complications (DRG 607) at 1 hospital in Minnesota was billed at $30,450 on average, while the average total payment was $11,100, of which Medicare paid $8,413. 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 2.7 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.