Minnesota / Regions Hospital
CMS certification 240106 · Saint Paul, MN · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Regions Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Regions Hospital reported 4,505 Medicare inpatient stays across 154 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.22 times what it was paid — mid-range in Minnesota, number 19 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: 426 stays at an average charge of $63,430, 30% below the national average. It also billed 3,337 outpatient services, charging 5.09 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,505
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.22×
- 3Rank in MN (highest ratio = 1) 19 of 43
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 154 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Regions Hospital charged more than the national average in 5 (3%). 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 | 426 | $63,430 | -30% | $19,218 |
| 885 Psychoses | 187 | $62,283 | +41% | $16,353 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 155 | $39,180 | -31% | $12,507 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 89 | $159,085 | -31% | $48,211 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 80 | $40,339 | -33% | $12,585 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 76 | $47,715 | -35% | $15,551 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 70 | $61,879 | -39% | $19,014 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 69 | $42,199 | -40% | $15,217 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 66 | $68,598 | -31% | $19,514 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 66 | $33,853 | -39% | $9,598 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 60 | $42,992 | -12% | $10,691 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 57 | $43,382 | -25% | $12,415 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 55 | $94,172 | -18% | $17,428 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 55 | $29,528 | -39% | $9,102 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 54 | $35,924 | -40% | $12,834 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 53 | $30,962 | -37% | $9,698 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 47 | $21,960 | -39% | $7,261 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 47 | $25,727 | -31% | $8,560 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 44 | $81,383 | -48% | $28,888 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 44 | $54,928 | -36% | $17,524 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 43 | $30,825 | -39% | $10,606 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 43 | $46,596 | -29% | $14,023 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 43 | $30,024 | -19% | $8,599 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 42 | $22,509 | -44% | $7,725 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 42 | $36,254 | -26% | $10,697 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 41 | $82,690 | -26% | $20,169 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 40 | $26,117 | -31% | $7,703 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 39 | $90,017 | -35% | $25,596 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 38 | $146,277 | -49% | $55,296 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 38 | $32,212 | -21% | $8,885 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 36 | $121,524 | -45% | $42,284 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 36 | $21,789 | -41% | $7,438 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 35 | $47,608 | -22% | $12,699 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 34 | $143,799 | -38% | $42,203 |
| 516 Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R.... | 34 | $61,642 | -39% | $18,522 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 33 | $39,627 | -19% | $8,943 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 33 | $24,327 | -47% | $7,981 |
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 32 | $40,140 | -37% | $10,474 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 32 | $95,834 | -55% | $39,407 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 32 | $128,064 | -22% | $25,984 |
| 542 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 32 | $49,911 | -38% | $17,215 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 32 | $51,782 | -31% | $13,905 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 31 | $36,955 | -35% | $11,341 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 29 | $63,903 | -16% | $16,225 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 29 | $27,183 | -47% | $10,876 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 29 | $27,058 | -43% | $9,468 |
| 163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC | 28 | $136,561 | -35% | $43,520 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 28 | $82,241 | -26% | $21,201 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 28 | $68,231 | -10% | $14,966 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 28 | $229,935 | -29% | $68,365 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 27 | $41,040 | -38% | $13,624 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 26 | $26,921 | -35% | $8,461 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 25 | $146,216 | -48% | $59,313 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 25 | $90,196 | -47% | $31,029 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 25 | $86,181 | -9% | $22,241 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 25 | $60,313 | -35% | $17,276 |
| 551 Medical Back Problems with MCC | 25 | $39,161 | -50% | $15,074 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 24 | $21,756 | -54% | $9,116 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 24 | $65,842 | -45% | $22,189 |
| 659 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with MCC | 24 | $64,680 | -46% | $22,440 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 154 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Minnesota average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Regions Hospital charged $63,430 on average, 7% more than the Minnesota average of $59,297, and was paid $19,218 against a state average of $17,952. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Regions Hospital charged $62,283 on average, 4% less than the Minnesota average of $64,706, and was paid $16,353 against a state average of $15,086. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Regions Hospital charged $39,180 on average, 3% less than the Minnesota average of $40,341, and was paid $12,507 against a state average of $11,754. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Regions Hospital charged $159,085 on average, 0% less than the Minnesota average of $158,945, and was paid $48,211 against a state average of $48,953. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $11,638 was 21% below the state average of $14,738. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $8,268 was 15% below the state average of $9,705. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $8,699 was 18% below the state average of $10,644. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,380 was 1% above the state average of $7,303.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-02-01 (CMS case 227)
- CAP Request — 2023-05-11 (CMS case 227)
- Closure Notice — 2023-08-25 (CMS case 227)
- Warning Notice — 2025-02-13 (CMS case 3104)
- Closure Notice — 2025-05-16 (CMS case 3104)
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.