COPD Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
- IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
- Chest imaging and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
- Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
- Home oxygen equipment after discharge
- Long-term inhaler maintenance medications
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
COPD Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.
COPD Readmissions
COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For advanced COPD with frequent exacerbations, a hospital with a strong outpatient pulmonary program may be worth paying more for.
- For patients being considered for lung volume reduction surgery or transplant, an academic medical center is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is home oxygen prescribed, and is the supplier in my insurance network?
- Is there a pulmonary rehab program available after discharge?
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Madison Hospital
Madison, MN
Gross charge $8,152Cash pay $6,929 - 2
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $10,962Cash pay $5,766Medicare pays (avg) $6,808 - 3
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo, MN
Gross charge $12,042Cash pay $7,827 - 4
North Valley Health Center
Warren, MN
Gross charge $15,625 - 5
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $15,628Cash pay $8,236Medicare pays (avg) $6,996 - 6
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $15,628Cash pay $8,236 - 7
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $15,965Cash pay $9,898 - 8
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $16,425Cash pay $14,454 - 9
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Gross charge $16,990Cash pay $11,044 - 10
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $24,247Cash pay $12,642Medicare pays (avg) $5,903 - 11
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $24,247Cash pay $12,642Medicare pays (avg) $8,573 - 12
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $24,247Cash pay $12,642 - 13
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $24,247Cash pay $12,642 - 14
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $29,034Cash pay $20,147 - 15
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 16
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,334 - 17
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 18
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 19
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,543 - 20
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 21Gross charge —
- 22
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,793 - 23Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,438
- 24
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 26
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,081 - 27
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,859 - 28
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,057 - 29
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 31
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 32
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 35
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 37
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 38
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 39
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,223 - 40
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Litchfield, MN
Gross charge — - 41
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,053 - 42
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,089 - 44
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 45Gross charge —
- 46
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 47
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 48
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,588 - 49
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 50
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 51
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,175
14 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for copd under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $8,152 to $29,034. The cheapest is Madison Hospital in Madison; the most expensive is Astera Health in Wadena. The state average sits at $18,103.
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 copd 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 copd 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 copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 190 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.