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Minnesota Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Minnesota healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 70
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price −3% near the U.S. average
How Minnesota prices compare 142 procedures · −3% vs U.S. median
Hip or knee replacement
U.S. median
$19,245
In Minnesota
$16,258
$2,987 less here
U.S.
MN

Across 142 shoppable procedures, Minnesota hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Minnesota

Best value: Stevens Community Medical Center Inc (Morris) — about 73% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Minnesota

Across the 74 Minnesota hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 69 of 74 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 68 of 74 hospitals
Aetna 39 of 74 hospitals
Cigna 31 of 74 hospitals
Humana 18 of 74 hospitals

Also negotiating in Minnesota: Medica (70) · HealthPartners (66) · UCare (56) · Sanford Health Plan (43) · Security Health Plan (33) · Health Net (11).

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

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Local price pages for each Minnesota metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Minnesota

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Minnesota.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →