Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Minnesota

Prices at 73 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $568 — 6% below the US median ($601), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Windom Area Health Windom, MN $110 $81 — 99 min —
Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN $151 $349 ★ 3/5 231 min —
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN $153 $304 ★ 5/5 100 min —
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater, MN $196 $342 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $220 $354 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $220 $350 ★ 5/5 116 min —
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault, MN $220 $354 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $220 $354 ★ 5/5 138 min —
St Francis Medical Center Breckenridge, MN $220 $354 — 110 min —
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN $305 $379 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $356 $336 ★ 3/5 257 min —
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $358 $410 ★ 4/5 149 min —
St Gabriels Hospital Little Falls, MN $365 $359 ★ 4/5 141 min —
Olivia Hospital & Clinic Olivia, MN $405 $269 ★ 2/5 124 min —
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN $434 $346 ★ 5/5 194 min —
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $440 $350 ★ 5/5 204 min —
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $440 $350 ★ 3/5 186 min —
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN $440 $350 ★ 4/5 158 min —
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN $442 $396 ★ 4/5 150 min —
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $442 $433 ★ 4/5 174 min —
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $442 $433 ★ 5/5 188 min —
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $443 $389 ★ 4/5 193 min —
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN $466 $347 ★ 4/5 190 min —
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $474 $335 ★ 4/5 115 min —
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN $487 $494 ★ 4/5 131 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$776
Cash / self-pay
$568
Insurer-negotiated
$403
Medicare pays
$133
$220$777
Median cash $568  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $568 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($133). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $776 list price could save about $208 (27%).

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