GI Obstruction Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
A blockage in the intestines that keeps food and fluid from passing through, causing pain, bloating, and vomiting. Treatment usually involves resting the bowel, a tube to relieve pressure, and IV fluids, with surgery if the blockage doesn't clear.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $7,188Cash pay $4,457 - 2
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $8,880Cash pay $4,680 - 3
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $8,880Cash pay $4,680 - 4
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $11,498Cash pay $5,995 - 5
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $11,498Cash pay $5,995Medicare pays (avg) $12,374 - 6
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $11,498Cash pay $5,995 - 7
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $11,498Cash pay $5,995 - 8
Madison Hospital
Madison, MN
Gross charge $18,003Cash pay $15,303 - 9
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $29,683Cash pay $20,597 - 10
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $36,968Cash pay $11,460Medicare pays (avg) $8,492 - 11
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,461 - 12
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 13
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 14
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 15
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 16
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 17Gross charge —
- 18
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,154 - 19Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,688
- 20
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 21
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 22
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 23
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,430 - 24
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 28
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 29
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 31
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 32
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 33
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 34
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 35
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Litchfield, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,677 - 38
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 39
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 40
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 44
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,425 - 45
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 46
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 47
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,983
10 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for gi obstruction under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $7,188 to $36,968. The cheapest is Lakewood Health System in Staples; the most expensive is Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park. The state average sits at $15,559.
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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction 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 gi obstruction in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 388 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.