Blood transfusion cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $71.83 to $1,520.86, with a median of $704.76. The lowest price is at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital (Grand Rapids). The highest price is 21.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $704.76, is 7% below the US median of $760.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Minnesota ranks 18th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 82 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 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$71.83Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Median$704.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,520.86in Minnesota
Lowest saves$632.93vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital lowest Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $71.83 | $169.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION 1 UNIT | $75.71 | $178.12 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $79.52 | $142.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN PF 36430 BLOOD OR BLD COMP TRAN | $106.40 | $133.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $188.16 | $336.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFUSION, BLOOD OR COMPONEN | $232.96 | $364.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood transfusion | $237.12 | $912.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN BLOOD ADM 1 HR | $281.19 | $365.17 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $349.06 | $349.06 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood transfusion | $379.99 | $1,027.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Blood transfusion | $397.90 | $865.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood transfusion | $430.04 | $1,654.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI BLOOD TRANSFUSION EACH-CV PreOp | $436.00 | $436.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $444.31 | $1,108.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $444.31 | $1,108.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $444.31 | $1,108.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $444.31 | $1,108.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $444.31 | $1,108.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $444.31 | $1,108.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $444.31 | $1,108.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN ED 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $446.25 | $525.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC BLOOD PRIME | $470.90 | $1,108.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Bld Transfus > Hrs | $488.51 | $898.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Transfusion-Daily Charge-CCIC | $520.00 | $1,243.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $524.12 | $623.95 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $563.68 | $878.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $571.57 | $937.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE EACH ADDITIONAL UNIT | $577.92 | $1,032.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $610.00 | $610.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $620.35 | $1,292.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $620.35 | $1,292.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $620.35 | $1,292.40 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $625.97 | $1,117.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Transfusion, blood or blood components | $634.51 | $1,204.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Transfusion, blood or blood components | $634.51 | $1,204.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN SCHED BLD PRODUCT ADMIN | $685.21 | $1,083.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $695.30 | $818.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $700.06 | $1,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $704.76 | $1,258.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $704.76 | $1,258.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $704.76 | $1,258.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $704.76 | $1,258.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $713.41 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Transfusion of blood or blood products | $713.61 | $881.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN ED 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $715.36 | $1,052.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Bld Transfus > Hrs | $739.05 | $898.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN BLOOD ADMINISTRA < 2 HOURS | $741.52 | $1,044.40 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $749.76 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $749.76 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $749.76 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI BLOOD ADMINISTRATION - OP | $759.99 | $1,151.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $764.53 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN ED 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $765.70 | $1,178.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $767.25 | $1,023.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $816.00 | $960.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Blood transfusion | $819.84 | $1,344.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $821.12 | $1,283.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $839.50 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $839.50 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $839.50 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $839.50 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $839.50 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $839.50 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $839.50 | $1,136.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $871.37 | $1,025.14 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $894.96 | $1,017.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $936.80 | $1,171.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD/PRODUCTS - 1 PRODUCT | $946.39 | $1,554.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,004.80 | $1,256.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,017.60 | $1,272.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,020.00 | $1,275.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN ED 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,034.40 | $1,293.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN ED 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,044.80 | $1,306.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCT ADMIN PER UNIT | $1,080.10 | $1,543.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,092.80 | $1,366.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,092.80 | $1,366.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,100.45 | $1,693.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN ED 36430 BLOOD ADMIN 6-8 HR | $1,154.00 | $1,154.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN ED 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,225.80 | $1,362.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ED 36430 TRANSFUSION BLOOD | $1,248.00 | $1,560.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Blood/Blood Product Administration | $1,284.02 | $1,778.42 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Transfusion of blood or blood products | $1,520.86 | $2,453.00 | Sep 11, 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 | 19 | $237.12 | $444.31 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $75.71 | $749.76 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $71.83 | $741.52 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $520.00 | $612.38 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $610.00 | $724.75 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $349.06 | $373.48 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $625.97 | $655.59 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $839.50 | $839.50 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $577.92 | $577.92 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $695.30 | $695.30 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $700.06 | $700.06 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $936.80 | $936.80 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $188.16 | $188.16 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $106.40 | $106.40 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $764.53 | $764.53 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $1,020.00 | $1,020.00 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $871.37 | $871.37 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $563.68 | $563.68 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,100.45 | $1,100.45 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $524.12 | $524.12 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $839.50 | $839.50 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $1,154.00 | $1,154.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $281.19 | $281.19 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $1,034.40 | $1,034.40 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $821.12 | $821.12 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $816.00 | $816.00 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $1,225.80 | $1,225.80 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $1,080.10 | $1,080.10 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $767.25 | $767.25 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $1,092.80 | $1,092.80 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $819.84 | $819.84 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $446.25 | $446.25 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $704.76 | $704.76 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $79.52 | $79.52 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $894.96 | $894.96 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $946.39 | $946.39 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $839.50 | $839.50 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $765.70 | $765.70 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,520.86 | $1,520.86 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $1,004.80 | $1,004.80 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $1,248.00 | $1,248.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $739.05 | $739.05 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $1,284.02 | $1,284.02 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $1,092.80 | $1,092.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $1,044.80 | $1,044.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $715.36 | $715.36 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $571.57 | $571.57 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $1,017.60 | $1,017.60 |
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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alabama$392.70
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.