CostGrade

Hospitals With the Largest Gap Between Charges and Payments in Minnesota

Ranked by how much a hospital bills in list charges for every dollar of care actually paid for, across 44 graded hospitals in Minnesota. Only hospitals with at least ten priced procedures appear, so a single unusual case cannot put a hospital at either end.

This is not a ranking of cheap care. A low markup means a hospital's list prices sit close to what its care is actually paid for. It does not mean your treatment there will cost less than somewhere else — that depends on your insurance and your case.

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    Mercy Hospital

    Coon Rapids, MN

    4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    164 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    C

    Allina United Hospital

    Saint Paul, MN

    4.6x — bills about $4.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    159 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    B

    Northfield Hospital

    Northfield, MN

    3.8x — bills about $3.75 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    21 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Local
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    B

    St Lukes Hospital

    Duluth, MN

    3.5x — bills about $3.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    133 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    B

    Ridgeview Medical Center

    Waconia, MN

    3.5x — bills about $3.48 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    55 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Regions Hospital

    Saint Paul, MN

    3.4x — bills about $3.37 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    198 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Olmsted Medical Center

    Rochester, MN

    3.2x — bills about $3.16 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    20 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Alomere Health

    Alexandria, MN

    3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    31 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Government - Local
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    Buffalo Hospital

    Buffalo, MN

    3.0x — bills about $2.99 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    21 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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    Essentia Health Duluth

    Duluth, MN

    3.0x — bills about $2.97 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    36 procedures priced Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Cambridge Medical Center

    Cambridge, MN

    3.0x — bills about $2.96 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    17 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Lakeview Memorial Hospital

    Stillwater, MN

    2.9x — bills about $2.92 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    52 procedures priced CMS quality 4/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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    Owatonna Hospital

    Owatonna, MN

    2.8x — bills about $2.85 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    20 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Other
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    Maple Grove Hospital

    Maple Grove, MN

    2.6x — bills about $2.61 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    32 procedures priced CMS quality 5/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Hutchinson Health

    Hutchinson, MN

    2.2x — bills about $2.18 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    28 procedures priced CMS quality 3/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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    Winona Health Services

    Winona, MN

    2.0x — bills about $2.03 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for

    19 procedures priced CMS quality 2/5 Voluntary non-profit - Private
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