Mini-Stroke (TIA) Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
A transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini-stroke," in which blood flow to part of the brain is briefly blocked and stroke-like symptoms resolve on their own. The stay focuses on brain imaging, heart monitoring, and starting medications to prevent a future stroke.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $13,001Cash pay $8,061 - 2
Madison Hospital
Madison, MN
Gross charge $14,220Cash pay $12,087 - 3
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $15,773Cash pay $10,945 - 4
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $20,253Cash pay $10,560 - 5
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $20,253Cash pay $10,560 - 6
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $20,253Cash pay $10,560 - 7
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $20,253Cash pay $10,560 - 8
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Gross charge $20,269Cash pay $13,175 - 9
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $21,047Cash pay $6,525 - 10
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 11
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 12
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 13
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 14
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 15
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 16Gross charge —
- 17
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 18Gross charge —
- 19
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 20
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 21
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 22
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 23
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 24
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 28
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 29
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 31
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 32
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 33
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 34
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 35
Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics
Litchfield, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,293 - 37
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 38
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 39
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 42
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,697 - 44
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 45
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 46
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,978
9 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for mini-stroke (tia) under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $13,001 to $21,047. 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 $18,369.
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 mini-stroke (tia) 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 mini-stroke (tia) 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 mini-stroke (tia) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 069 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.