77/100
#434 nationally
Northfield Hospital
2000 North Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057 · (507) 646-1004
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Northfield Hospital billed $3.75 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
- 3.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 21
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MN
- #23
- 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 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
134 | $46,249 | $12,480 | -26% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
116 | $20,654 | $2,599 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $6,496 | $1,820 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $7,147 | $1,520 | -29% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $11,396 | $3,094 | -44% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
46 | $27,021 | $6,838 | -32% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
35 | $7,307 | $1,536 | -35% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $20,600 | $5,515 | -41% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
26 | $9,309 | $2,228 | -21% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $37,678 | $15,412 | -42% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,654 | $2,599 | +6% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$28,524 | $8,125 | -7% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$34,240 | $9,153 | -13% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$38,907 | $11,563 | -20% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,309 | $2,228 | -21% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$35,565 | $11,998 | -24% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay |
$63,462 | $18,209 | -24% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,281 | $2,716 | -25% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,396 | $3,094 | -44% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,496 | $1,820 | -43% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$37,678 | $15,412 | -42% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,600 | $5,515 | -41% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,255 | $17,774 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,747 | $2,989 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,307 | $1,536 | -35% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,283 | $3,307 | -34% |
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.