Prices at 60 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,935 — 5% below the US median ($2,042), roughly 7.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital | Cloquet, MN | $295 | $2,175 | — | 123 min | — |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | Saint Louis Park, MN | $346 | $378 | ★ 3/5 | 257 min | — |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services | Wyoming, MN | $699 | $377 | ★ 3/5 | 186 min | — |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital | Woodbury, MN | $699 | $377 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital | Burnsville, MN | $741 | $368 | ★ 4/5 | 190 min | — |
| Allina United Hospital | Saint Paul, MN | $751 | $882 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis, MN | $751 | $860 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Coon Rapids, MN | $751 | $855 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Regions Hospital | Saint Paul, MN | $753 | $387 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center | Minneapolis, MN | $874 | $377 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital | Princeton, MN | $874 | $377 | ★ 4/5 | 150 min | — |
| M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | Maplewood, MN | $874 | $377 | ★ 5/5 | 188 min | — |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital | Edina, MN | $1,048 | $364 | ★ 5/5 | 204 min | — |
| Windom Area Health | Windom, MN | $1,317 | $812 | — | 99 min | — |
| Essentia Health Virginia | Virginia, MN | $1,417 | $1,060 | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| Lakeview Memorial Hospital | Stillwater, MN | $1,484 | $599 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | — |
| New Ulm Medical Center | New Ulm, MN | $1,614 | $1,775 | ★ 5/5 | 100 min | — |
| Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center | Brainerd, MN | $1,621 | $1,084 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Long Prairie | Long Prairie, MN | $1,928 | $1,105 | — | 123 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital | Melrose, MN | $1,928 | $1,009 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre, MN | $1,928 | $1,105 | — | 109 min | — |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $1,935 | $1,212 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $1,935 | $1,272 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | — |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribault, MN | $1,935 | $1,209 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $1,935 | $1,209 | ★ 5/5 | 138 min | — |
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 October 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)
Typical cash price here is $1,935 — about 7.4× the Medicare rate ($261). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($522).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,012 list price could save about $1,077 (36%).
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