Medical costs in Saint Paul, MN
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.67x
Top procedures by average charge in SAINT PAUL
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 219 | 2 | $222,762 | 0.59x | 3.4x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 270 | 2 | $189,446 | 0.79x | 4.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 2 | $168,459 | 0.83x | 4.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC ODRG 023 | 2 | $157,313 | 0.61x | 3.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 025 | 2 | $155,563 | 0.71x | 4.4x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCCDRG 269 | 2 | $154,342 | 0.87x | 4.8x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 2 | $148,473 | 0.69x | 3.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 2 | $142,402 | 0.88x | 6x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 220 | 2 | $133,490 | 0.53x | 3.3x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCCDRG 242 | 2 | $124,168 | 0.82x | 4.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 2 | $121,053 | 0.60x | 3.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 163 | 2 | $118,950 | 0.58x | 3.4x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 2 | $116,912 | 0.59x | 3.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MCDRG 024 | 2 | $103,998 | 0.60x | 3.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 2 | $102,027 | 0.91x | 7.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 236 | 2 | $101,355 | 0.52x | 3.5x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 460 | 2 | $100,987 | 0.64x | 3.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 253 | 2 | $98,563 | 0.78x | 5.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCCDRG 480 | 2 | $97,716 | 0.76x | 4.6x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 252 | 2 | $95,503 | 0.60x | 3.8x |
Hospitals in SAINT PAUL
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.