50/100
#1,241 nationally
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
800 East 28Th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407 · (612) 863-4000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Abbott Northwestern Hospital billed $4.58 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 210
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MN
- #42
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 41% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 63% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 40% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
369 | $130,935 | $22,529 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
358 | $85,611 | $17,595 | +31% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
355 | $18,519 | $3,107 | -27% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
286 | $13,565 | $2,602 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
278 | $7,452 | $1,538 | -26% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
259 | $51,819 | $11,079 | +19% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
246 | $7,974 | $1,816 | -32% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
217 | $9,948 | $2,203 | -15% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
178 | $191,064 | $38,294 | about average |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
154 | $84,284 | $15,767 | +134% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,809 | $640 | +181% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$84,284 | $15,767 | +134% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$147,350 | $26,887 | +71% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$60,354 | $5,031 | +67% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$95,865 | $14,758 | +60% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$390,184 | $86,948 | +45% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$95,843 | $15,978 | +45% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$115,300 | $21,490 | +43% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,562 | $1,427 | -59% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive
MS-DRG 457 · Inpatient stay |
$135,869 | $46,285 | -53% |
|
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Operating Room Procedures without
MS-DRG 517 · Inpatient stay |
$36,370 | $11,896 | -51% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,086 | $3,474 | -49% |
|
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Operating Room Procedures with
MS-DRG 516 · Inpatient stay |
$45,156 | $16,176 | -49% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Major Complications
MS-DRG 453 · Inpatient stay |
$237,600 | $69,829 | -46% |
|
Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with
MS-DRG 427 · Inpatient stay |
$168,873 | $57,881 | -45% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$97,314 | $37,493 | -45% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.