Level 4 ER visit cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 4 of 5, moderate-complexity problem: from $285.29 to $736.85, with a median of $497.99. The lowest listed price is at Fairview Lakes Health Services and 2 other hospitals — $212.70 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $736.85 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 99284, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Lakes Health Services lowest Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT,LEVEL IV | $285.29 | $455.00 | $81.32–$561.19 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center lowest Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT,LEVEL IV | $285.29 | $455.00 | $81.32–$561.19 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital lowest Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT,LEVEL IV | $285.29 | $455.00 | $81.32–$561.19 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Emergency Room visit | $299.52 | $1,152.00 | $165.82–$1,417.00 | 74% | — source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT,LEVEL IV | $299.71 | $478.00 | $81.32–$561.19 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MODERATE MDM | $334.36 | $520.00 | $86.46–$495.46 | 36% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 99284 Emergency Dept Visit Level 4 | $417.00 | $417.00 | $45.63–$417.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Ec Level 4 Sars Exam | $422.76 | $1,626.00 | $250.29–$1,693.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Emergency Room visit | $423.28 | $1,628.00 | $250.29–$1,693.00 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $497.54 | $1,240.73 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $497.54 | $1,240.73 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $497.54 | $1,240.73 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $497.62 | $1,240.95 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $497.62 | $1,240.95 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $497.62 | $1,240.95 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $497.62 | $1,240.95 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $497.83 | $1,241.46 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $497.83 | $1,241.46 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $497.83 | $1,241.46 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $497.99 | $1,241.87 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $497.99 | $1,241.87 | $306.74–$1,117.68 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $499.29 | $1,245.10 | $307.54–$1,120.59 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $500.09 | $1,247.09 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $500.85 | $1,249.00 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 W PROCEDURE | $530.02 | $1,247.09 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 | $530.83 | $1,249.00 | $227.90–$1,617.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | $558.09 | $1,059.00 | $345.11–$1,076.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | $558.09 | $1,059.00 | $341.07–$1,076.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Emergency Room visit | $615.75 | $1,365.00 | $289.65–$4,234.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 ED LVL 4 HCHG | $616.70 | $1,284.80 | $258.50–$2,604.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 ED LVL 4 HCHG | $616.70 | $1,284.80 | $258.50–$2,599.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Emergency Room visit | $635.66 | $1,718.00 | $3.40–$1,546.20 | 63% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Emergency Room visit | $649.61 | $1,235.00 | $490.54–$1,235.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 ED LVL 4 HCHG | $736.85 | $1,315.80 | $264.74–$3,686.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 ED LVL 4 HCHG | $736.85 | $1,315.80 | $264.74–$3,686.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI ED LVL 4 HCHG | $736.85 | $1,315.80 | $264.74–$1,576.33 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 EMERGENT LEVEL 4 | $902.00 | $902.00 | $159.48–$1,213.46 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $285.29, median $497.99, highest $736.85 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $527.63. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 20 of 21 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
This is the fourth of five emergency department visit levels, used for a problem of moderate complexity, often one that needs several tests, imaging or medicines. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.