Shoulder replacement cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for total shoulder replacement as an inpatient: from $3,481.07 to $3,561.99, with a median of $3,521.53. The lowest listed price is at Westfields Hospital — $40.46 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $4,933.75 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 23472, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Feb 6, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital lowest New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Reconstruction shoulder joint | $3,481.07 | $6,618.00 | $1,568.36–$46,989.29 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR RECONSTR TOTAL SHOULDER IMPLANT | $3,561.99 | $5,681.00 | $966.61–$6,730.98 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC RECONSTR TOTAL SHOULDER IMPLANT | $22,387.83 | $55,830.00 | $29,087.43–$50,247.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,481.07, median $3,521.53, highest $3,561.99.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,521.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A total shoulder replacement replaces the ball and socket of the shoulder with artificial parts.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 23472 ($6,045.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS RECONSTR TOTAL SHOULDER IMPLANT | $29.77 | file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MNAS RECONSTR TOTAL SHOULDER IMPLANT | $96.86 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS RECONSTR TOTAL SHOULDER IMPLANT | $99.07 | file |