DRG 389 · Digestive

GI Obstruction Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for gastrointestinal obstruction with complications — blockage in the intestinal tract.

State average
$12,139
gross charge · DRG 389
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$7,522 – $32,022
low to high
Lowest $7,522 Highest $32,022

13 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for gi obstruction under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $7,522 to $32,022. The cheapest is Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater; the most expensive is LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau. The state average sits at $12,139.

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 389 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Lakeview Hospital

    Stillwater, MN

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $7,522
    Cash pay $4,514
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,549
  2. 2

    Regions Hospital

    Saint Paul, MN

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $7,522
    Cash pay $4,514
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,186
  3. 3

    Hutchinson Health

    Hutchinson, MN

    Gross charge $7,522
    Cash pay $4,514
  4. 4

    Olivia Hospital & Clinic

    Olivia, MN

    Gross charge $7,522
    Cash pay $4,514
  5. 5

    Madison Hospital

    Madison, MN

    Gross charge $8,485
    Cash pay $7,212
  6. 6

    North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital

    Robbinsdale, MN

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $8,795
    Cash pay $4,635
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,530
  7. 7

    North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital

    Maple Grove, MN

    Gross charge $8,795
    Cash pay $4,635
  8. 8
    Gross charge $10,987
    Cash pay $6,812
  9. 9

    Astera Health

    Wadena, MN

    Gross charge $11,975
    Cash pay $8,309
  10. 10

    Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

    Saint Louis Park, MN

    37 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $12,989
    Cash pay $6,832
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,816
  11. 11
    Gross charge $16,365
  12. 12

    Perham Health

    Perham, MN

    Gross charge $17,304
    Cash pay $11,247
  13. 13
    Gross charge $32,022
    Cash pay $28,180
  14. 14

    Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

    Duluth, MN

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,772
  15. 15

    Hennepin County Medical Center

    Minneapolis, MN

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    Alomere Health

    Alexandria, MN

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    Winona Health

    Winona, MN

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    Fairview Lakes Health Services

    Wyoming, MN

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    Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital

    Grand Rapids, MN

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    Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (Brainerd)

    Brainerd, MN

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,516
  21. 21

    M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital

    Edina, MN

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,464
  22. 22

    M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank

    Minneapolis, MN

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,842
  23. 23

    Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes

    Detroit Lakes, MN

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,228
  24. 24

    Fairview Northland Regional Hospital

    Princeton, MN

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    M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital

    Burnsville, MN

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,450
  26. 26

    M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital

    Maplewood, MN

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,849
  27. 27

    M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital

    Woodbury, MN

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,130
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  31. 31

    Rainy Lake Medical Center

    International Falls, MN

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    Kittson Healthcare

    Hallock, MN

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    St Gabriels Hospital

    Little Falls, MN

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  37. 37

    New Ulm Medical Center

    New Ulm, MN

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  38. 38

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Duluth, MN

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,522
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    Allina United Hospital

    Saint Paul, MN

    47 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,156
  41. 41

    Essentia Health Virginia

    Virginia, MN

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  42. 42

    Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

    Bemidji, MN

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,171
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  46. 46

    Cambridge Medical Center

    Cambridge, MN

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  47. 47

    Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)

    Minneapolis, MN

    40 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $5,364
  48. 48

    Owatonna Hospital

    Owatonna, MN

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  49. 49

    Buffalo Hospital

    Buffalo, MN

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  50. 50

    Mercy Hospital

    Coon Rapids, MN

    49 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,735

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