Collapsed Lung Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
A collapsed lung (pneumothorax) happens when air leaks into the space around the lung. Treatment often involves a small chest tube to remove the air so the lung can re-expand, with monitoring until breathing improves.
Data notes for Minnesota
- The lowest published charge ($3,791 at Lakewood Health System) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $3,791Cash pay $2,350 - 2
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $9,023Cash pay $4,705 - 3
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $9,023Cash pay $4,705 - 4
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $9,023Cash pay $4,705 - 5
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $9,023Cash pay $4,705 - 6
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $12,065Cash pay $3,740 - 7
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $15,808Cash pay $13,911 - 8
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $16,303Cash pay $11,313 - 9
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 10
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 11
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 12
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 13
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 14
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 15Gross charge —
- 16
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 17Gross charge —
- 18
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 19
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 20
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 21
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 22
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 23
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 24
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 28
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 29
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 31
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 32
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 33
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Litchfield, MN
Gross charge — - 35
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 38
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 39Gross charge —
- 40
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 41
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 42
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 44
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 45
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —
8 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for collapsed lung under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $3,791 to $16,303. The cheapest is Lakewood Health System in Staples; the most expensive is Astera Health in Wadena. The state average sits at $10,507.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists collapsed lung at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent collapsed lung admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Minnesota hospitals missing from the list either don't perform collapsed lung in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 201 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.