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Cash prices Minnesota Outpatient

Cheapest hospitals in Minnesota without insurance

Of 86 hospitals in Minnesota we can compare, Regions Hospital (St. Paul) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 59% below the Minnesota median across 380 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all Minnesota hospitals, procedure by procedure.

Collected Nov 11, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures

HospitalTypical priceBelow medianAbove median
1. Regions Hospital St. Paul 59% below 374 of 380 6 of 380
2. Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park 56% below 363 of 417 45 of 417
3. Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson 51% below 312 of 345 31 of 345
4. Range Regional Health Services Hibbing 51% below 340 of 391 47 of 391
5. Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids 50% below 356 of 391 30 of 391
6. Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis 46% below 304 of 392 77 of 392
7. Allina United Hospital St. Paul 46% below 304 of 392 77 of 392
8. Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids 46% below 304 of 392 77 of 392
9. St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids 45% below 253 of 345 86 of 345
10. Lakewood Health Center Baudette 44% below 249 of 348 94 of 348
11. Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul 38% below 348 of 421 55 of 421
12. Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield 38% below 384 of 420 31 of 420
13. New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm 37% below 279 of 337 57 of 337
14. Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming 36% below 340 of 418 54 of 418
15. Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton 36% below 338 of 417 60 of 417
16. M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina 36% below 333 of 418 60 of 418
17. M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood 36% below 333 of 418 60 of 418
18. M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury 36% below 333 of 418 60 of 418
19. North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale 36% below 298 of 387 84 of 387
20. Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove 35% below 301 of 389 83 of 389
21. Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt 35% below 268 of 372 88 of 372
22. Buffalo Hospital Buffalo 35% below 268 of 372 88 of 372
23. Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge 35% below 268 of 372 88 of 372
24. Owatonna Hospital Owatonna 35% below 268 of 372 88 of 372
25. St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge 33% below 261 of 346 85 of 346
26. M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville 32% below 316 of 418 99 of 418
27. M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis 31% below 350 of 471 101 of 471
28. Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls 26% below 205 of 279 72 of 279
29. Lakewood Health System Staples 23% below 356 of 477 118 of 477
30. Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet 23% below 259 of 423 161 of 423
31. Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin 20% below 127 of 200 72 of 200
32. Lakeview Hospital Stillwater 19% below 276 of 364 86 of 364
33. Mille Lacs Health System Onamia 19% below 200 of 370 169 of 370
34. Alomere Health Alexandria 14% below 202 of 297 95 of 297
35. Northfield Hospital Northfield 8% below 197 of 343 142 of 343
36. Perham Health Perham 5% below 270 of 463 190 of 463
37. Essentia Health Virginia Virginia 5% below 240 of 353 109 of 353
38. Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes 3% below 183 of 319 130 of 319
39. Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth at median 221 of 461 230 of 461
40. Essentia Health Duluth Duluth at median 160 of 376 165 of 376
41. Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth at median 160 of 376 165 of 376
42. Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth at median 160 of 376 165 of 376
43. Olivia Hospital Olivia at median 183 of 378 191 of 378
44. Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin at median 182 of 375 190 of 375
45. County of Murray Slayton 1% above 123 of 267 138 of 267
46. Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby 3% above 163 of 339 175 of 339
47. Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd 3% above 134 of 352 210 of 352
48. Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha 4% above 156 of 364 200 of 364
49. The Cook Hospital Cook 8% above 101 of 304 200 of 304
50. Stevens Community Medical Center Morris 9% above 186 of 456 266 of 456
51. Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville 11% above 112 of 359 245 of 359
52. Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne 12% above 118 of 322 196 of 322
53. Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls 12% above 169 of 420 247 of 420
54. Essentia Health Ada Ada 12% above 25 of 360 288 of 360
55. Essentia Health Deer River Deer River 12% above 25 of 360 288 of 360
56. Essentia Health Fosston Fosston 12% above 25 of 360 288 of 360
57. Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville 12% above 25 of 360 288 of 360
58. Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake 12% above 25 of 360 288 of 360
59. Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora 12% above 25 of 360 288 of 360
60. Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone 12% above 25 of 360 288 of 360
61. Astera Health Wadena 12% above 96 of 363 261 of 363
62. Windom Area Hospital Windom 14% above 141 of 320 179 of 320
63. Madison Hospital Madison 18% above 123 of 400 269 of 400
64. Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood 19% above 130 of 465 325 of 465
65. Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe 19% above 51 of 163 111 of 163
66. Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork 21% above 92 of 387 295 of 387
67. City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye 21% above 108 of 304 193 of 304
68. Welia Health Mora 21% above 85 of 317 230 of 317
69. Lifecare Medical Center Roseau 24% above 100 of 430 328 of 430
70. Sanford Wheaton Wheaton 26% above 65 of 321 245 of 321
71. Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls 32% above 71 of 351 269 of 351
72. Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson 32% above 42 of 348 304 of 348
73. Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely 36% above 83 of 336 250 of 336
74. Kittson Healthcare Hallock 38% above 41 of 315 274 of 315
75. Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington 43% above 19 of 225 205 of 225
76. Appleton Area Health Appleton 47% above 39 of 330 291 of 330
77. Childrens Health Care Minneapolis 51% above 71 of 359 287 of 359
78. Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors 51% above 40 of 461 419 of 461
79. Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby 55% above 37 of 339 293 of 339
80. Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji 57% above 35 of 266 231 of 266
81. Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson 57% above 39 of 317 265 of 317
82. Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley 58% above 17 of 188 171 of 188
83. Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy 68% above 34 of 353 308 of 353
84. Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook 69% above 32 of 342 299 of 342
85. North Valley Health Center Warren 70% above 23 of 399 376 of 399
86. Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen 86% above 19 of 297 278 of 297
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Typical price The median of this hospital's cash prices divided by the state median for the same codes: below means cheaper than a typical hospital in the state.
Below median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is cheaper than the state median.
Above median For how many of the compared procedures this hospital is more expensive than the state median.

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How the ranking works

  • For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Minnesota hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
  • "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
  • Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
  • Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
  • A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.