Gastric bypass surgery cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, standard limb length as an inpatient: from $4,103.83 to $4,136.32, with a median of $4,120.08. The lowest listed price is at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital — $16.25 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $4,120.08 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 43644, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital lowest Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PX, W/GASTRIC BYPASS/ ROUX-EN-Y, < 150CM | $4,103.83 | $6,545.18 | $1,116.64–$7,788.99 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PX, W/GASTRIC BYPASS/ ROUX-EN-Y, < 150CM | $4,136.32 | $6,597.00 | $1,116.64–$7,788.99 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4,103.83, median $4,120.08, highest $4,136.32.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,120.08 — 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 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass creates a small stomach pouch and connects it directly to the small intestine, so food bypasses most of the stomach. It is a weight-loss (bariatric) operation that also often improves type 2 diabetes and reflux.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the operating room and recovery and may not include the hospital stay. The surgeon, anesthesia, pre-surgery tests and follow-up visits are usually billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 43644 ($4,255.20). 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 LAP GASTRIC RSTCV PX, W/GASTRIC BYPASS/ ROUX-EN-Y, < 150CM | $30.12 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS LAP GASTRIC RSTCV PX, W/GASTRIC BYPASS/ ROUX-EN-Y, < 150CM | $82.87 | file |