IV infusion therapy (initial) Cost in Saint Paul, MN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Saint Paul, MN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $409 — 3% above the US median ($396), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Regions Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$138	$222	★ 3/5	226 min	14.1%
Allina United Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$409	$407	★ 3/5	176 min	14.9%
Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$507	$219	—	—	—

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 August 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)

$845

Cash / self-pay

$409

Insurer-negotiated

$222

Medicare pays

$67

$192$487

Median cash $409 · Medicare $67 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $409 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($67). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($134).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $845 list price could save about $436 (52%).

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Doctors who perform this in Saint Paul

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Rayhaan Akram, MD	Rheumatology	Saint Paul, MN	246
Prasanthi Meagher, M.D	Internal Medicine	Saint Paul, MN	218
Deborah Vogl, DHSC, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Saint Paul, MN	97
Molly Sepiol, DNP, FNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Saint Paul, MN	74
Vinay Kumar Thallapally, MBBS	Rheumatology	Saint Paul, MN	73
Jasmeen Uppal	Rheumatology	Saint Paul, MN	57
Kathryn Baxstrom, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Saint Paul, MN	48
Gary Baker, MD	Rheumatology	Saint Paul, MN	48
Luke Benedict, MD	Endocrinology	Saint Paul, MN	46
Sara Torgerson, D.O.	Hematology-Oncology	Saint Paul, MN	44
Alyssa Anderson, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Saint Paul, MN	44
Timothy Toonen, M.D.	Hematology-Oncology	Saint Paul, MN	34

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