Sanford Luverne Medical Center

Luverne, Minnesota 56156 · (507) 283-2321

Critical Access Hospitals · Voluntary non-profit - Private

Data last updated: 2026-02-20

Billing Grade
F
Fairness percentile: P40
Avg Markup
10.5x
CMS Stars
Not Available / 5
Patient Experience
Not Reported

Sanford Luverne Medical Center in Luverne, Minnesota receives a BillKarma billing grade of F based on an average markup of 10.5x Medicare rates across 12 procedures in their published price transparency file. This places it among the 10 most expensive hospitals in Minnesota by markup ratio. The highest individual markups are for Wound Debridement (50.8x Medicare) and Mri neck spine w/o dye (15.5x Medicare). Patients with scheduled procedures at this hospital should review costs and compare nearby alternatives before confirming — charges at D and F grade hospitals are significantly above the national average.

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Billing Profile

Last updated: 2026-02-20

Average markup vs Medicare: 10.5x
Cash/self-pay discount avg: None offered
Charity care (% revenue): Not reported
State rank by markup: 7

Cash discount data sourced from hospital price transparency files. "Not reported" means the hospital did not include this in their posted file.

Billing Grade Position

Grade F 10.5x F D C B A
This hospital National avg

This hospital is currently graded F based on markup vs Medicare.

Common Procedure Prices

Last updated: 2026-02-20

CPT Description Hospital Medicare Markup
11042 Wound Debridement $2833.00 $55.78 50.8x
72141 Mri neck spine w/o dye $2960.00 $190.72 15.5x
49650 Lap ing hernia repair init $6460.00 $424.19 15.2x
72148 Mri lumbar spine w/o dye $2870.00 $191.72 15.0x
70551 Mri brain stem w/o dye $2775.00 $195.40 14.2x
43239 Egd biopsy single/multiple $1595.00 $123.58 12.9x
70553 Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye $4037.00 $316.97 12.7x
47562 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy $6243.00 $631.95 9.9x
44970 Laparoscopy appendectomy $5026.00 $578.17 8.7x
45378 Diagnostic colonoscopy $1428.00 $164.67 8.7x
49505 Prp i/hern init reduc >5 yr $4286.00 $508.03 8.4x
71046 X-ray exam chest 2 views $94.00 $33.07 2.8x
71045 X-ray exam chest 1 view $52.00 $25.38 2.0x

Color key: green <2x · yellow 2–5x · red >5x Medicare

Location

Map shows Sanford Luverne Medical Center at 1600 N KNISS AVENUE P O BOX 1019, Luverne, Minnesota, 56156. Nearby hospitals within 50 miles include Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Abbott Northwestern – WestHealth, Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus.

Financial Assistance

Ownership: Nonprofit (Private)
Charity care: Not reported

Financial assistance policy: Request via email template

How to Dispute a Bill from Sanford Luverne Medical Center

Last updated: 2026-02-20

SANFORD LUVERNE MEDICAL CENTER currently shows a billing grade of F with an average markup around 10.5x versus Medicare reference rates. In currently loaded benchmark samples, this is above the national average (9.2x). Use that benchmark when asking billing to review line items and justify large gaps. This hospital appears to be nonprofit. Ask for the formal financial assistance application, income thresholds, and deadline rules before making payment commitments. Reported charity-care level is not reported. Before paying, scan your bill with BillKarma to identify line-item issues and generate a dispute packet.

Nearby Hospitals

Abbott Northwestern Hospital · Minneapolis · Grade F · 17.8x
Abbott Northwestern – WestHealth · Plymouth · Grade F · 16.0x
Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus · Fridley · Grade F · 15.7x
Sanford Bagley Medical Center · Bagley · Grade F · 12.7x
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center · Bemidji · Grade F · 11.1x
How we grade this hospital

BillKarma calculates billing grades by comparing each hospital's gross charges to the 2026 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rate for the same CPT codes. We download and parse each hospital's CMS-mandated price transparency file, match procedure codes to Medicare benchmarks, calculate a markup ratio for each matched procedure, and average those ratios across all matched procedures to produce the hospital's overall markup.

Grade thresholds: A = 2.0x Medicare or less · B = 2.1x–3.0x · C = 3.1x–5.0x · D = 5.1x–8.0x · F = More than 8.0x Medicare

Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files (updated annually), CMS OPPS 2026 Final Rule, CMS Hospital Compare (star ratings). Grades are recalculated when hospitals post updated price files. Last file parse date is shown above.

Data Completeness
Billing Grade Procedure Prices CMS Stars Ownership Charity Care Price Transparency PE Ownership Phone
Data sourced from CMS and hospital-published pricing files. Actual charges vary. Not medical, legal, or financial advice.