Minnesota / M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
CMS certification 240207 · Burnsville, MN
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital reported 1,489 Medicare inpatient stays across 53 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.3 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Minnesota, number 7 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: 209 stays at an average charge of $78,869, 13% below the national average. It also billed 1,413 outpatient services, charging 6.22 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,489
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.3×
- 3Rank in MN (highest ratio = 1) 7 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 53 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital charged more than the national average in 6 (11%). 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 | 209 | $78,869 | -13% | $16,889 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 112 | $46,164 | -18% | $9,927 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 83 | $44,865 | -25% | $10,306 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 75 | $50,516 | -33% | $12,328 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 66 | $56,274 | -20% | $12,546 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 57 | $36,029 | -27% | $8,920 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 40 | $38,824 | -5% | $6,949 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 38 | $71,761 | -29% | $15,474 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 34 | $52,506 | -28% | $13,351 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 33 | $34,220 | -33% | $8,603 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 31 | $45,859 | -20% | $10,134 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 29 | $42,383 | -16% | $8,487 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 28 | $41,696 | +4% | $7,331 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 28 | $36,602 | -25% | $7,047 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 28 | $135,336 | -41% | $37,392 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 25 | $39,689 | -18% | $7,485 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 24 | $45,914 | -30% | $11,957 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 24 | $30,488 | -19% | $7,038 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 23 | $31,702 | -37% | $7,501 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 23 | $90,447 | -43% | $28,003 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 21 | $44,008 | +6% | $8,020 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 20 | $30,040 | -23% | $6,758 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $28,531 | -23% | $6,559 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 18 | $35,515 | -64% | $13,634 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $55,976 | -7% | $12,300 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 17 | $31,814 | -43% | $8,555 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 17 | $44,796 | -1% | $7,680 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 17 | $66,687 | -22% | $14,035 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 17 | $64,118 | +5% | $14,872 |
| 439 Disorders of Pancreas except Malignancy with CC | 17 | $25,848 | -41% | $7,144 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 16 | $93,237 | -22% | $21,510 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 15 | $33,091 | -33% | $7,783 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $42,518 | +15% | $7,268 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 14 | $67,422 | +31% | $9,704 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 14 | $49,488 | -56% | $17,826 |
| 438 Disorders of Pancreas except Malignancy with MCC | 14 | $44,655 | -44% | $12,948 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 14 | $53,324 | -20% | $11,031 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 13 | $36,847 | -35% | $9,628 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 13 | $25,576 | -29% | $6,318 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $41,286 | -46% | $13,743 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 13 | $138,802 | -50% | $46,723 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 13 | $73,018 | -41% | $26,717 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 13 | $71,784 | -30% | $15,861 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $34,829 | -27% | $7,607 |
| 183 Major Chest Trauma with MCC | 12 | $72,909 | -2% | $16,140 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 12 | $43,288 | -6% | $7,924 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 12 | $53,736 | -42% | $13,626 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 12 | $100,311 | -28% | $20,940 |
| 551 Medical Back Problems with MCC | 12 | $51,458 | -35% | $11,580 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 12 | $93,495 | +25% | $18,868 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 11 | $82,180 | -31% | $17,073 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 11 | $26,763 | -29% | $7,023 |
| 542 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 11 | $47,289 | -41% | $12,659 |
Outpatient services
Against the Minnesota average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital charged $78,869 on average, 33% more than the Minnesota average of $59,297, and was paid $16,889 against a state average of $17,952. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital charged $46,164 on average, 14% more than the Minnesota average of $40,341, and was paid $9,927 against a state average of $11,754. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital charged $44,865 on average, 18% more than the Minnesota average of $38,121, and was paid $10,306 against a state average of $12,053. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital charged $50,516 on average, 3% less than the Minnesota average of $51,866, and was paid $12,328 against a state average of $14,269. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,580 was 19% above the state average of $14,738. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $38,747 was 1% below the state average of $39,247. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,446 was 2% above the state average of $7,303. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $30,925 was 19% above the state average of $26,002.
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.