CostGrade
C

52/100

#1,194 nationally

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital

6401 France Avenue South, Edina, MN 55435 · (952) 924-5000

Charges well above the national norm

For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital billed $4.73 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
4.7x
volume-weighted across all its priced work
Procedures priced
144
inpatient and outpatient combined
Rank in MN
#40
lower markup ranks higher
CMS quality stars
5/5
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.

Inpatient charge markup 12.7/35

Better than 36% of U.S. hospitals.

Outpatient charge markup 17.4/25

Better than 70% of U.S. hospitals.

Price level vs national median 15.4/30

Better than 51% of U.S. hospitals.

Price consistency 6.8/10

Better than 68% 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
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

744 $16,827 $2,588 -13%
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

302 $82,156 $16,215 +26%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

206 $13,732 $3,109 -46%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

203 $41,837 $12,350 -33%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

152 $51,168 $10,192 +18%
Heart Attack (severe)

MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay

126 $58,031 $12,169 -5%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

120 $9,424 $1,819 -20%
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit

101 $60,418 $9,672 about average
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

100 $14,923 $3,023 -22%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

95 $8,124 $1,524 -19%

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
Coagulation Disorders

MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay

$113,816 $13,423 +70%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

$77,172 $11,049 +59%
Other Respiratory System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 205 · Inpatient stay

$107,416 $21,177 +41%
COPD (severe)

MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay

$56,295 $10,171 +35%
Respiratory Infection (with complications)

MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay

$49,741 $7,435 +34%
Kidney Failure (with complications)

MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay

$43,213 $6,719 +31%
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications

MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay

$86,417 $20,377 +31%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

$52,155 $10,242 +28%

Where it charges least relative to everyone else

Procedure Charged Actually paid vs national
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit

$11,375 $3,661 -48%
ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except

MS-DRG 003 · Inpatient stay

$467,628 $116,739 -47%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

$13,732 $3,109 -46%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

$48,178 $17,501 -42%
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications

MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay

$61,699 $17,925 -37%
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit

$15,546 $3,644 -35%
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit

$26,130 $6,233 -34%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

$41,837 $12,350 -33%

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.
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