Kidney & Ureter Surgery Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the kidney or ureter for a non-cancerous problem, such as removing large stones or relieving a blockage. The stay covers the surgery and monitoring of kidney function during recovery.
State average
$29,659
gross charge · DRG 660
Hospitals
5
with published pricing
Price range
$13,326 – $55,776
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $13,326Cash pay $11,727 - 2
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $21,166Cash pay $11,154 - 3
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $21,166Cash pay $11,154 - 4
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $36,863Cash pay $11,428Medicare pays (avg) $8,146 - 5
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $55,776Cash pay $34,581 - 6
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,645 - 7
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 8
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 9
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 10
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 11
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 12Gross charge —
- 13
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,963 - 14Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,653
- 15
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 16
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 17
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 18
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 19
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 20
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 21
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 22
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 23
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 24
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 28
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 29
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 30
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,000 - 31
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,301 - 32
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 35Gross charge —
- 36
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 38
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,301 - 39
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 40
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 41
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,981
5 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for kidney & ureter surgery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $13,326 to $55,776. The cheapest is LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau; the most expensive is Lakewood Health System in Staples. The state average sits at $29,659.
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 & ureter surgery 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 & ureter surgery 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 & ureter surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 660 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.