X-ray of the elbow cost in Minnesota

Prices at 74 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $221 — 20% below the US median ($276), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN $34 $50 128 min 15.2%
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $34 $89 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.4%
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN $47 $89 ★ 3/5 140 min 15.2%
Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin, MN $94 $65 103 min 14.8%
Windom Area Health Windom, MN $122 $75 108 min 14.7%
Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN $132 $94 ★ 3/5 226 min 14.1%
Allina United Hospital Saint Paul, MN $138 $190 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.9%
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $138 $180 ★ 4/5 187 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN $138 $169 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.0%
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $139 $180 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.0%
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $139 $181 ★ 5/5 119 min 14.1%
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault, MN $139 $178 ★ 3/5 136 min 15.2%
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $139 $182 ★ 5/5 136 min 13.8%
St Francis Medical Center Breckenridge, MN $139 $178 112 min 14.9%
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing Red Wing, MN $141 ★ 4/5 160 min 14.3%
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $146 $83 ★ 5/5 197 min 13.1%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $146 $83 ★ 4/5 171 min 14.4%
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $146 $83 ★ 5/5 188 min 13.3%
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $155 $89 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.4%
Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague New Prague, MN $158 ★ 2/5 116 min 14.8%
Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Mn Minneapolis, MN $163 $87
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN $167 $163 ★ 5/5 184 min 14.9%
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN $172 $226 ★ 5/5 92 min 14.7%
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN $179 ★ 5/5 245 min 13.9%
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $183 $83 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.6%

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)
$323
Cash / self-pay
$221
Insurer-negotiated
$169
Medicare pays
$33
$138$378
Median cash $221  ·  Medicare $33  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $221 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($33). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($66).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $323 list price could save about $102 (32%).

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