Minnesota / Lakeview Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 240066 · Stillwater, MN · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Lakeview Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Lakeview Memorial Hospital reported 585 Medicare inpatient stays across 28 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.15 times what it was paid — mid-range in Minnesota, number 21 of 43 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 2.98×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 85 stays at an average charge of $43,085, 52% below the national average. It also billed 1,293 outpatient services, charging 3.23 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 585
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.15×
- 3Rank in MN (highest ratio = 1) 21 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 28 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Lakeview Memorial Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 85 | $43,085 | -52% | $13,205 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 49 | $33,718 | -40% | $8,637 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 35 | $44,084 | -53% | $14,328 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 33 | $41,322 | -59% | $14,224 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 26 | $30,739 | -56% | $11,216 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 26 | $50,131 | -51% | $14,730 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 22 | $18,100 | -55% | $5,502 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 21 | $60,696 | -62% | $27,572 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 20 | $41,390 | -31% | $9,031 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 20 | $20,271 | -59% | $7,528 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 18 | $22,794 | -53% | $6,631 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 18 | $18,755 | -50% | $5,579 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 18 | $21,219 | -71% | $11,078 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 17 | $28,943 | -48% | $6,935 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $73,792 | -36% | $13,038 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 14 | $42,335 | -26% | $8,692 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 14 | $18,751 | -52% | $5,598 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 13 | $18,977 | -51% | $5,829 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 13 | $52,376 | -56% | $16,656 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 13 | $41,693 | -65% | $15,870 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $22,966 | -53% | $6,441 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 13 | $64,840 | -72% | $30,094 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 12 | $55,977 | -55% | $18,612 |
| 483 Major Joint or Limb Reattachment Procedures of Upper... | 12 | $53,702 | -57% | $18,345 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 12 | $29,904 | -55% | $10,196 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 11 | $26,429 | -48% | $8,336 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $51,940 | -54% | $15,406 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 11 | $20,953 | -57% | $7,521 |
Outpatient services
Against the Minnesota average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Lakeview Memorial Hospital charged $43,085 on average, 27% less than the Minnesota average of $59,297, and was paid $13,205 against a state average of $17,952. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Lakeview Memorial Hospital charged $33,718 on average, 16% less than the Minnesota average of $40,341, and was paid $8,637 against a state average of $11,754. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Lakeview Memorial Hospital charged $44,084 on average, 19% less than the Minnesota average of $54,731, and was paid $14,328 against a state average of $16,579. For Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC (DRG 481), Lakeview Memorial Hospital charged $41,322 on average, 35% less than the Minnesota average of $63,142, and was paid $14,224 against a state average of $18,439. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $28,692 was 27% below the state average of $39,247. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $4,849 was 34% below the state average of $7,303. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,268 was 10% below the state average of $14,738. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $7,906 was 48% below the state average of $15,279.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Lakeview Memorial Hospital in Stillwater, MN, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2026-02-19 (CMS case 7073)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
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.