Fluid Around the Lungs Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
A buildup of fluid in the space between the lung and the chest wall (pleural effusion), which can make breathing difficult. Treatment usually involves draining the fluid and treating the underlying cause.
State average
$21,584
gross charge · DRG 187
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$11,142 – $25,598
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $11,142Cash pay $6,908 - 2
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $17,051Cash pay $5,286 - 3
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $20,502Cash pay $14,226 - 4
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $25,598Cash pay $13,347 - 5
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $25,598Cash pay $13,347 - 6
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $25,598Cash pay $13,347 - 7
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $25,598Cash pay $13,347 - 8
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 9
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 10
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 11
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 12
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 13
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 14Gross charge —
- 15
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 16Gross charge —
- 17
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 18
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 19
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 20
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 21
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 22
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 23
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 24
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 28
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 29
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 30
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 31
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 32
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Litchfield, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge — - 35
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 40
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 41
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 42
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 44
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —
7 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for fluid around the lungs under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $11,142 to $25,598. The cheapest is Lakewood Health System in Staples; the most expensive is Olivia Hospital & Clinic in Olivia. The state average sits at $21,584.
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 fluid around the lungs 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 fluid around the lungs 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 fluid around the lungs in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 187 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.