Minnesota / Alomere Health
CMS certification 240030 · Alexandria, MN
Alomere Health: charges and Medicare payments
Alomere Health reported 259 Medicare inpatient stays across 10 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.39 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Minnesota, number 31 of 43 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.98×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 54 stays at an average charge of $43,789, 53% below the national average. It also billed 1,352 outpatient services, charging 3.98 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 259
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.39×
- 3Rank in MN (highest ratio = 1) 31 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 10 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Alomere Health charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 54 | $43,789 | -53% | $16,695 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 47 | $35,615 | -61% | $17,166 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 42 | $27,638 | -51% | $11,294 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 29 | $28,806 | -52% | $11,492 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 24 | $34,007 | -41% | $10,695 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 15 | $52,282 | -48% | $18,206 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $52,700 | -48% | $18,412 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 12 | $83,284 | -70% | $52,763 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 11 | $26,528 | -52% | $8,853 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 11 | $34,497 | -51% | $14,606 |
Outpatient services
Against the Minnesota average
For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Alomere Health charged $43,789 on average, 20% less than the Minnesota average of $54,731, and was paid $16,695 against a state average of $16,579. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Alomere Health charged $35,615 on average, 40% less than the Minnesota average of $59,297, and was paid $17,166 against a state average of $17,952. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Alomere Health charged $27,638 on average, 31% less than the Minnesota average of $40,341, and was paid $11,294 against a state average of $11,754. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Alomere Health charged $28,806 on average, 24% less than the Minnesota average of $38,121, and was paid $11,492 against a state average of $12,053. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $996 was 36% below the state average of $1,551. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $38,359 was 2% below the state average of $39,247. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,701 was 20% above the state average of $14,738. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $7,527 was 11% below the state average of $8,454.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.