Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Minnesota

Prices at 73 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $206 — about the US median ($208), roughly 18.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Windom Area Health Windom, MN $61 $39 108 min 14.7%
Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN $68 $94 ★ 3/5 226 min 14.1%
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $82 $91 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.4%
Allina United Hospital Saint Paul, MN $91 $156 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.9%
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $91 $152 ★ 4/5 187 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN $91 $130 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.0%
Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls, MN $100 $58 130 min 14.8%
Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN $110 $158 128 min 15.2%
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN $119 $137 ★ 3/5 140 min 15.2%
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater, MN $127 $91 ★ 4/5 158 min 14.2%
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN $128 $131 ★ 5/5 184 min 14.9%
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN $135 $178 ★ 5/5 92 min 14.7%
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing Red Wing, MN $141 ★ 4/5 160 min 14.3%
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $145 $200 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.0%
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $145 $200 ★ 5/5 119 min 14.1%
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault, MN $145 $200 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.2%
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $145 $202 ★ 5/5 136 min 13.8%
St Francis Medical Center Breckenridge, MN $145 $200 112 min 14.9%
Olivia Hospital & Clinic Olivia, MN $156 $89 ★ 2/5 130 min 14.8%
Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague New Prague, MN $158 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.8%
North Shore Health Grand Marais, MN $162 $12 129 min
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation Fergus Falls, MN $173 $23 ★ 4/5 147 min 13.8%
Kittson Healthcare Hallock, MN $180 $101 111 min
Mayo Clinic Health System-Albert Lea and Austin Albert Lea, MN $186 ★ 5/5 127 min 13.9%
Mayo Clinic Health System-Fairmont Fairmont, MN $186 ★ 5/5 95 min 14.3%

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)
$282
Cash / self-pay
$206
Insurer-negotiated
$155
Medicare pays
$11
$109$315
Median cash $206  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $206 — about 18.7× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $282 list price could save about $76 (27%).

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