Kidney Failure Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
The kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from the blood, either suddenly or as a worsening of chronic disease. Treatment typically involves IV fluids, adjusting medications, and frequent lab tests to track kidney function.
Data notes for Minnesota
- The lowest published charge ($4,528 at Madison Hospital) 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
Madison Hospital
Madison, MN
Gross charge $4,528Cash pay $3,848 - 2
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $5,801Cash pay $3,025 - 3
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $5,801Cash pay $3,025 - 4
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $5,801Cash pay $3,025 - 5
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $5,801Cash pay $3,025 - 6
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $8,145Cash pay $4,292 - 7
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $8,145Cash pay $4,292 - 8
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Gross charge $10,079Cash pay $6,552 - 9
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo, MN
Gross charge $10,527Cash pay $6,843 - 10
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $11,401Cash pay $7,069 - 11
North Valley Health Center
Warren, MN
Gross charge $11,668 - 12
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $13,150Cash pay $9,125 - 13
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $15,240Cash pay $13,411 - 14
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $15,866Cash pay $4,918 - 15
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 16
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 17
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 18
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 19
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 20
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 21Gross charge —
- 22
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
- 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 — - 27
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 28
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 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 — - 40
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge — - 41
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 42
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 44Gross charge —
- 45
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 46
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 47
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 48
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 49
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 50
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —
14 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for kidney failure under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $4,528 to $15,866. The cheapest is Madison Hospital in Madison; the most expensive is Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park. The state average sits at $9,425.
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 kidney failure 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 kidney failure 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 kidney failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 684 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.