Prices at 75 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $58 — 33% below the US median ($87), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendricks Community Hospital | Hendricks, MN | $10 | — | — | 115 min | — |
| Essentia Health Virginia | Virginia, MN | $17 | $23 | ★ 4/5 | 131 min | — |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | Duluth, MN | $18 | $21 | ★ 4/5 | 201 min | — |
| Essentia Health Duluth | Duluth, MN | $18 | $21 | — | — | — |
| Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center | Brainerd, MN | $18 | $20 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital | Grand Rapids, MN | $23 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | — |
| St Josephs Area Health Services | Park Rapids, MN | $28 | $19 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | — |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $31 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $31 | $39 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | — |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribault, MN | $31 | $37 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $31 | $38 | ★ 5/5 | 138 min | — |
| St Francis Medical Center | Breckenridge, MN | $31 | $37 | — | 110 min | — |
| Allina United Hospital | Saint Paul, MN | $32 | $36 | ★ 3/5 | 182 min | — |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis, MN | $32 | $35 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Mercy Hospital | Coon Rapids, MN | $32 | $32 | ★ 3/5 | 178 min | — |
| Hutchinson Health | Hutchinson, MN | $32 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 140 min | — |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | Saint Louis Park, MN | $33 | $17 | ★ 3/5 | 257 min | — |
| New Ulm Medical Center | New Ulm, MN | $37 | $44 | ★ 5/5 | 100 min | — |
| Regions Hospital | Saint Paul, MN | $37 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Maple Grove Hospital | Maple Grove, MN | $43 | $17 | ★ 5/5 | 194 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Long Prairie | Long Prairie, MN | $45 | $57 | — | 123 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital | Melrose, MN | $45 | $57 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Centracare-Redwood | Redwood Falls, MN | $45 | — | — | 128 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre, MN | $45 | — | — | 109 min | — |
| Olivia Hospital & Clinic | Olivia, MN | $51 | $29 | ★ 2/5 | 124 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 $58 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($17). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $136 list price could save about $78 (57%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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