Leg cast cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for short leg cast (below the knee): from $31.72 to $1,218.60, with a median of $297.95. The lowest price is at St. Francis Medical Center (Breckenridge). The highest price is 38.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $297.95, is 10% below the US median of $332.84.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($285.75).
- Minnesota ranks 20th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 63 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29405. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$31.72St. Francis Medical Center
Median$297.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,218.60in Minnesota
Lowest saves$266.23vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Medical Center lowest Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN APPL OF SHORT LEG CAST FAC | $31.72 | $52.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN APPL OF SHORT LEG CAST ORT FAC | $33.04 | $59.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN APPL OF SHORT LEG CAST ORT FAC | $33.04 | $59.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN APPL SHORT LEG CAST (PBB) | $64.00 | $100.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $75.90 | $98.56 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ORT-SC,APPL SHT LEG CAST,W/FC | $78.72 | $123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN TX RM 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $111.52 | $164.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $115.30 | $205.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $115.30 | $205.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $115.30 | $205.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $115.30 | $205.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $118.58 | $279.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $118.58 | $279.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $127.78 | $266.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $127.78 | $266.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $127.78 | $266.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Application of short leg cast | $134.25 | $179.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $136.62 | $203.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Application of short leg cast | $151.28 | $244.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC APPLICATION SHORT LEG CAST BELOW KNEE-TOE | $171.36 | $306.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $172.00 | $172.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Apply short leg cast | $194.74 | $749.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Application of short leg cast | $196.95 | $303.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Application of short leg cast | $205.92 | $234.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST (BELOW KNEE TO TOES) | $209.95 | $247.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $239.40 | $342.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Apply short leg cast | $254.80 | $980.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN APPLICATION OF SHORT LEG CAST | $255.61 | $404.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $258.40 | $323.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $286.37 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $292.75 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $297.95 | $743.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $297.95 | $743.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $297.95 | $743.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $297.95 | $743.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $297.95 | $743.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $297.95 | $743.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $297.95 | $743.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Apply short leg cast | $309.32 | $836.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $315.78 | $743.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $336.98 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $336.98 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $336.98 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $336.98 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $336.98 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $336.98 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN APPLY SHORT LEG CAST | $336.98 | $456.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI APPLY CAST SHORT LEG- ED | $341.00 | $341.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Appl Short Leg Cst Belw Kne-Toe | $348.16 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN CAST SHORT LEG APPLICATION | $355.14 | $500.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Apply Short Leg Cast ER Facili | $356.00 | $851.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $356.00 | $445.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Application of short leg cast | $360.00 | $360.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Pt Apply Short Leg Cast | $365.48 | $506.21 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN SURG 29405 APPLN SHORT LEG CAST (BELOW KNEE TO TOES) | $370.40 | $463.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $370.40 | $463.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $378.40 | $473.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $378.40 | $473.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Application of short leg cast | $401.24 | $477.67 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 29405 APPLY SHORT LEG CAST(KNEE-TOE) | $408.64 | $671.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI APL SHORT LEG CAST,NON-WALKING | $478.50 | $725.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Appl Short Leg Cst Belw Kne-Toe | $526.72 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN ED 29405 APPL CAST SHORT LEG | $1,218.60 | $1,354.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $115.30 | $297.95 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 7 | $78.72 | $336.98 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $118.58 | $336.98 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $115.30 | $235.65 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $336.98 | $348.49 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $336.98 | $336.98 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $171.36 | $171.36 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $378.40 | $378.40 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $33.04 | $33.04 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $378.40 | $378.40 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $136.62 | $136.62 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $292.75 | $292.75 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $196.95 | $196.95 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $401.24 | $401.24 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $336.98 | $336.98 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $172.00 | $172.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $75.90 | $75.90 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $209.95 | $209.95 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $1,218.60 | $1,218.60 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $134.25 | $134.25 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $370.40 | $370.40 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $255.61 | $255.61 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $115.30 | $115.30 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $33.04 | $33.04 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $205.92 | $205.92 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $408.64 | $408.64 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $336.98 | $336.98 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $151.28 | $151.28 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $526.72 | $526.72 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $365.48 | $365.48 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $370.40 | $370.40 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $356.00 | $356.00 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $111.52 | $111.52 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $31.72 | $31.72 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $258.40 | $258.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What leg cast is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Leg cast explained.
Short leg cast (below the knee) in other states
- Alabama$249.00
- Alaska$432.12
- Arizona$343.22
- Arkansas$167.00
- California$499.20
- Colorado$347.49
- Connecticut$658.80
- Delaware$484.68
- District of Columbia$559.42, 3 hospitals
- Florida$590.80
- Georgia$316.80
- Hawaii$780.50
- Idaho$237.30
- Illinois$354.00
- Indiana$378.60
- Iowa$236.00
- Kansas$263.00
- Kentucky$191.87
- Louisiana$209.20
- Maine$175.50
- Maryland$175.60, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$620.70
- Michigan$273.00
- Mississippi$183.25
- Missouri$283.60
- Montana$224.46
- Nebraska$202.08
- Nevada$306.00
- New Hampshire$239.83
- New Jersey$654.00
- New Mexico$213.90
- New York$491.00
- North Carolina$379.80
- North Dakota$352.80
- Ohio$380.91
- Oklahoma$174.73
- Oregon$291.20
- Pennsylvania$520.80
- Puerto Rico$150.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$405.00
- South Carolina$418.98
- South Dakota$311.75
- Tennessee$150.87
- Texas$339.15
- Utah$429.53, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$361.79
- Virginia$318.00
- Washington$347.40
- West Virginia$318.50
- Wisconsin$235.00
- Wyoming$464.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.