Mayo Clinic: charges and Medicare payments

Mayo Clinic reported 8,373 Medicare inpatient stays across 211 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.25 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Florida, number 155 of 159 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 7.04×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 516 stays at an average charge of $78,600, 13% below the national average. It also billed 14,638 outpatient services, charging 6.74 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 8,373
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.25×
3Rank in FL (highest ratio = 1) 155 of 159
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Mayo Clinic, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 211 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mayo Clinic charged more than the national average in 15 (7%). 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	516	$78,600	-13%	$23,179
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	367	$46,673	-17%	$15,023
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	261	$57,374	-19%	$18,192
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	141	$93,385	-22%	$23,637
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	121	$66,029	-10%	$21,494
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	107	$110,854	-50%	$43,309
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	106	$34,548	-14%	$9,990
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	102	$36,836	-25%	$12,304
682 Renal Failure with MCC	98	$44,154	-33%	$16,113
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	94	$51,338	-14%	$15,494
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	90	$174,162	-25%	$55,640
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	90	$46,849	-22%	$14,765
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	88	$39,424	-19%	$10,936
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	87	$80,341	-20%	$22,532
164 Major Chest Procedures with CC	87	$86,539	-32%	$28,271
603 Cellulitis without MCC	87	$29,019	-22%	$10,255
683 Renal Failure with CC	87	$30,876	-24%	$10,971
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	86	$26,932	-29%	$9,175
652 Kidney Transplant	85	$250,653	-25%	$64,511
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC	81	$39,139	-18%	$12,229
178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC	80	$40,925	-10%	$11,076
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	80	$37,450	-27%	$12,798
266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	73	$127,285	-55%	$58,187
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	71	$27,679	-23%	$9,182
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	71	$33,502	-10%	$10,242
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	68	$50,970	-16%	$15,114
394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC	67	$39,307	-16%	$12,495
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC	66	$32,074	-16%	$9,610
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	66	$74,061	-22%	$23,168
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	64	$31,264	-20%	$9,536
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	64	$175,268	-23%	$51,128
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	60	$68,670	-20%	$19,748
393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC	60	$62,163	-19%	$18,349
026 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC	59	$84,244	-49%	$29,295
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	59	$42,473	-25%	$13,939
327 Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with CC	59	$104,513	-17%	$29,768
454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC	59	$156,433	-44%	$59,808
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	58	$75,920	-25%	$22,684
919 Complications of Treatment with MCC	55	$88,054	0%	$28,516
205 Other Respiratory System Diagnoses with MCC	54	$76,756	-13%	$24,788
657 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with CC	54	$89,766	-10%	$25,240
406 Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with CC	52	$130,171	-20%	$35,193
472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC	52	$100,078	-30%	$30,552
101 Seizures without MCC	51	$34,864	-28%	$12,385
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	50	$186,324	-13%	$57,395
005 Liver Transplant with MCC or Intestinal Transplant	49	$410,484	-50%	$104,261
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	48	$51,389	-21%	$15,239
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	48	$98,890	-37%	$29,262
467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC	48	$95,038	-40%	$33,928
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	47	$116,127	+3%	$28,861
441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic...	47	$72,351	-16%	$21,233
847 Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis...	47	$36,826	-46%	$15,124
027 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without...	46	$84,331	-40%	$25,654
862 Postoperative and Post-Traumatic Infections with MCC	46	$49,492	-41%	$18,892
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	45	$47,893	-14%	$13,396
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	45	$51,098	-11%	$16,492
920 Complications of Treatment with CC	45	$32,053	-35%	$11,217
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	44	$71,180	-30%	$20,897
220 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures...	42	$193,811	-30%	$64,254
236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC	42	$163,009	-23%	$52,748

Showing the 60 most frequent of 211 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	1,436	$15,713	$2,437
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	1,128	$7,036	$1,422
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	970	$14,006	$1,681
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	862	$47,154	$11,822
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	724	$8,685	$1,731
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures	671	$16,906	$2,096
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	624	$15,408	$2,774
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	589	$12,075	$1,699
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	547	$19,804	$2,879
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	544	$28,473	$4,612
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	487	$23,016	$3,222
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	454	$19,483	$3,103
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	423	$33,205	$6,325
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	362	$20,385	$2,472
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	333	$33,356	$5,102
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	293	$53,989	$6,083
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	283	$67,438	$9,156
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	254	$109,830	$21,148
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	230	$34,655	$4,131
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	217	$56,521	$9,919
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	202	$21,268	$2,804
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	193	$17,119	$2,949
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy	191	$12,509	$1,486
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	172	$23,079	$3,437
Level 5 ENT Procedures	168	$33,903	$5,229

Against the Florida average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mayo Clinic charged $78,600 on average, 30% less than the Florida average of $112,838, and was paid $23,179 against a state average of $15,663. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mayo Clinic charged $46,673 on average, 31% less than the Florida average of $67,659, and was paid $15,023 against a state average of $10,715. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Mayo Clinic charged $57,374 on average, 33% less than the Florida average of $85,454, and was paid $18,192 against a state average of $13,200. For Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC (DRG 330), Mayo Clinic charged $93,385 on average, 47% less than the Florida average of $177,863, and was paid $23,637 against a state average of $20,254. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $15,713 was 45% below the state average of $28,431. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,036 was 52% below the state average of $14,597. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $14,006 was 26% below the state average of $18,929. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $47,154 was 56% below the state average of $106,979.

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.