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Most expensive hospitals in Minnesota

Cambridge Medical Center in Cambridge has the highest list prices in Minnesota: on average 28.8x what Medicare pays for the same services. The median across 20 ranked Minnesota hospitals is 2.3x.

Data as of 2026-11-11 · How this is calculated

Highest prices compared to Medicare

#HospitalCityPrices vs MedicareGrade
1 Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge 28.8x F
2 Sanford Jackson Medical Center Jackson 6.4x D
3 Avera Granite Falls Granite Falls 6.0x D
4 United Hospital St. Paul 5.7x D
5 Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr Marshall 3.0x C
6 Essentia Health Virginia Virginia 2.9x B
7 Abbott Northwestern – WestHealth Plymouth 2.7x B
8 Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley 2.7x B
9 St. Francis Regional Medical Center Urgent Care Shakopee 2.5x B
10 Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis 2.3x B
11 Phillips Eye Institute - a campus of Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis 2.2x B
12 Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji 2.2x B
13 Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus Fridley 2.2x B
14 Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby 2.1x B
15 Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls 2.0x A
16 District One Hospital Faribault 2.0x A
17 Essentia Health St Joseph'S Medical Center Brainerd 1.7x A
18 Essentia Health St Mary'S Medical Center Duluth 1.6x A
19 Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes 1.5x A
20 Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne 1.1x A

What this means for your bill

List prices are a starting point, not what insurers pay. But uninsured patients and people paying a deductible are often billed from them. A high multiple is a strong reason to ask for an itemized bill and question the charges.

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How this is calculated

For each hospital we compare the gross charges in its federally required price transparency file with what Medicare pays hospitals for the same billing code (the outpatient OPPS rate), then average across procedures. Codes Medicare doesn’t pay that way, such as lab tests and inpatient surgery, are left out. Hospitals need at least 5 priced procedures to be ranked. Full method and grading scale.