Minnesota / Lake Region Healthcare Corporation
CMS certification 240052 · Fergus Falls, MN
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation: charges and Medicare payments
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation reported 135 Medicare inpatient stays across 7 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.77 times what it was paid — mid-range in Minnesota, number 24 of 43 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.98×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 27 stays at an average charge of $27,826, 51% below the national average. It also billed 840 outpatient services, charging 4.94 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 135
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.77×
- 3Rank in MN (highest ratio = 1) 24 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 7 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Lake Region Healthcare Corporation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 27 | $27,826 | -51% | $11,146 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 27 | $35,536 | -61% | $16,492 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 22 | $39,650 | -34% | $11,387 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 19 | $38,376 | -46% | $14,196 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $24,188 | -37% | $7,307 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 13 | $45,436 | -51% | $16,079 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 11 | $36,215 | -26% | $9,041 |
Outpatient services
Against the Minnesota average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Lake Region Healthcare Corporation charged $27,826 on average, 31% less than the Minnesota average of $40,341, and was paid $11,146 against a state average of $11,754. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Lake Region Healthcare Corporation charged $35,536 on average, 40% less than the Minnesota average of $59,297, and was paid $16,492 against a state average of $17,952. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Lake Region Healthcare Corporation charged $39,650 on average, 4% more than the Minnesota average of $38,121, and was paid $11,387 against a state average of $12,053. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Lake Region Healthcare Corporation charged $38,376 on average, 21% less than the Minnesota average of $48,441, and was paid $14,196 against a state average of $15,547. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $11,714 was 21% above the state average of $9,705. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,036 was 16% above the state average of $14,738. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,118 was 28% below the state average of $1,551. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,968 was 18% below the state average of $7,303.
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.