Prices at 66 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $928 — about the US median ($915), roughly 9.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Ulm Medical Center | New Ulm, MN | $165 | $249 | ★ 5/5 | 100 min | — |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | Saint Louis Park, MN | $197 | $834 | ★ 3/5 | 257 min | — |
| Regions Hospital | Saint Paul, MN | $270 | $880 | ★ 3/5 | 231 min | — |
| Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr | Marshall, MN | $373 | $197 | — | 126 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Cloquet, MN | $401 | $598 | — | 123 min | — |
| Olivia Hospital & Clinic | Olivia, MN | $492 | $454 | ★ 2/5 | 124 min | — |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center | Wabasha, MN | $561 | $328 | — | 95 min | — |
| Essentia Health St Marys-Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes, MN | $577 | $754 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Long Prairie | Long Prairie, MN | $622 | — | — | 123 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital | Melrose, MN | $622 | $187 | ★ 5/5 | 141 min | — |
| Centracare-Redwood | Redwood Falls, MN | $622 | $106 | — | 128 min | — |
| Centracare Health System-Sauk Centre | Sauk Centre, MN | $622 | — | — | 109 min | — |
| Lakeview Memorial Hospital | Stillwater, MN | $657 | $936 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | — |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $702 | $996 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | — |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $702 | $967 | ★ 5/5 | 116 min | — |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribault, MN | $702 | $996 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | — |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $702 | $1,002 | ★ 5/5 | 138 min | — |
| St Francis Medical Center | Breckenridge, MN | $702 | $1,002 | — | 110 min | — |
| Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing | Red Wing, MN | $724 | — | ★ 4/5 | 152 min | — |
| Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center | Brainerd, MN | $764 | $956 | ★ 3/5 | 114 min | — |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne, MN | $782 | $782 | — | 116 min | — |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | Duluth, MN | $792 | $893 | ★ 4/5 | 201 min | — |
| Essentia Health Duluth | Duluth, MN | $792 | $874 | — | — | — |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center | Minneapolis, MN | $810 | $1,454 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | Maplewood, MN | $810 | $1,454 | ★ 5/5 | 188 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 $928 — about 9.4× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,289 list price could save about $361 (28%).
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