Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
200 State Avenue, Faribault, MN 55021 · 114 Priced Procedures · 72% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +128% above the fair benchmark (2.28×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 2.28× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 2.9× Medicare (p50 2.02×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 3.7× Medicare (p75 3.06×, +51% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.51× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 61% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (73/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (50.5% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.7× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.7×) & laboratory (2.2×) services average 1.28× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (2.9×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 3.06×) jump +51% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 2.02×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 10,000) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 114 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $21,685 | 1.1× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $9,494 | 1.2× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $2,462 | unverified |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,588 | 1.1× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $1,547 | 1.8× |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90371 | $1,315 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $1,222 | 2.4× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $1,034 | unverified |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,006 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,011 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $956 | 2.1× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $979 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $952 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $802 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $774 | 2.6× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $774 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $774 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $774 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $716 | unverified |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $716 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $716 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $716 | unverified |
| Behavioral health assessment HCPCS Code: H0001 | $654 | 4.2× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $591 | 1.2× |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $463 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $26,272
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (50.5% of gross = $26,272).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Allina Health Faribault Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $19,087 Fair BaseRate ($14,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($52,044) is $32,957 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,087) and 3.7× the $14,117 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (50.5% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-05-12·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2026-02-10·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (285 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Allina Health Faribault Medical Center.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.