Mayo charged private insurance over 4 times more than Medicare for outpatient procedures in 2022

Mayo Clinic charged admitted patients on private insurance more than twice as much as Medicare patients in 2022, according to a RAND study from 2024 on hospital pricing. For outpatient services — procedures that don’t involve an overnight stay — the world-renowned hospital system based in southeastern Minnesota charged over four times as much for [

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 1,631

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Mayo Clinic charged admitted patients on private insurance more than twice as much as Medicare patients in 2022, according to a RAND study from 2024 on hospital pricing.

For outpatient services — procedures that don’t involve an overnight stay — the world-renowned hospital system based in southeastern Minnesota charged over four times as much for privately insured patients compared to patients with Medicare, which is the government health insurance program for the elderly. That …

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