68/100
#705 nationally
Ridgeview Medical Center
500 South Maple Street, Waconia, MN 55387 · (952) 442-2191
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ridgeview Medical Center billed $3.48 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
- 3.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 55
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MN
- #31
- 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 45% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 72% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% 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 |
734 | $32,709 | $12,443 | -48% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
139 | $17,119 | $2,588 | -12% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
119 | $49,484 | $17,503 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
107 | $8,377 | $1,819 | -29% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $4,794 | $1,521 | -52% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
88 | $66,718 | $15,277 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
77 | $41,373 | $9,483 | -5% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $16,539 | $4,819 | -40% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $11,888 | $3,000 | -38% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $18,181 | $3,120 | -28% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$38,072 | $6,069 | +20% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$32,057 | $5,965 | +8% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$31,688 | $6,406 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$66,718 | $15,277 | about average |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$33,548 | $7,075 | about average |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$48,961 | $9,080 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$41,373 | $9,483 | -5% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$30,135 | $5,813 | -7% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,393 | $1,622 | -88% |
|
Level 4 ENT Procedures
APC 5164 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,759 | $2,390 | -59% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,376 | $2,626 | -58% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,794 | $1,521 | -52% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,451 | $1,536 | -51% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,454 | $2,988 | -48% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$32,709 | $12,443 | -48% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,772 | $3,026 | -47% |
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.