Continuous glucose monitor setup cost in Minnesota

Prices at 41 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $123 — 72% above the US median ($71), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Pipestone County Medical Center Pipestone, MN $33 $70 132 min 14.9%
Avera Granite Falls Granite Falls, MN $46 $70 102 min 15.1%
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr Marshall, MN $46 $70 122 min 15.2%
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation Fergus Falls, MN $70 $68 ★ 4/5 147 min 13.8%
Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN $70 $105 128 min 15.2%
Olivia Hospital & Clinic Olivia, MN $74 $49 ★ 2/5 130 min 14.8%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $88 $89 ★ 4/5 171 min 14.4%
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $88 $89 ★ 5/5 188 min 13.3%
Centracare Health System-Long Prairie Long Prairie, MN $98 $34 131 min 14.7%
Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital Melrose, MN $98 $60 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.1%
Centracare Health System-Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, MN $98 $34 113 min 14.5%
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $102 $89 ★ 4/5 178 min 14.4%
Centracare-Redwood Redwood Falls, MN $107 $43 126 min 15.1%
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing Red Wing, MN $138 ★ 4/5 160 min 14.3%
Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague New Prague, MN $155 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.8%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea and Austin Albert Lea, MN $181 ★ 5/5 127 min 13.9%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Fairmont Fairmont, MN $181 ★ 5/5 95 min 14.3%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Lake City Lake City, MN $181 113 min 15.0%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Waseca Waseca, MN $181 94 min 14.5%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Cannon Falls Cannon Falls, MN $181 86 min 15.2%
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN $192 ★ 5/5 245 min 13.9%
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $521 $490 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.0%
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $521 $490 ★ 5/5 119 min 14.1%
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault, MN $521 $470 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.2%
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $521 $490 ★ 5/5 136 min 13.8%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$174
Cash / self-pay
$123
Insurer-negotiated
$70
Medicare pays
$35
$58$521
Median cash $123  ·  Medicare $35  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $123 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($35). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($70).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $174 list price could save about $51 (29%).

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