Premature Newborn Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
Hospital care for a baby born early who has serious medical problems, such as trouble breathing or feeding. The stay involves specialized newborn intensive care with warming, breathing support, and feeding help.
State average
$21,044
gross charge · DRG 791
Hospitals
7
with published pricing
Price range
$2,243 – $101,650
low to high
Data notes for Minnesota
- The lowest published charge ($2,243 at LifeCare Medical Center) 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
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $2,243Cash pay $1,974 - 2
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Gross charge $6,450Cash pay $4,192 - 3
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $8,239Cash pay $4,342 - 4
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $8,239Cash pay $4,342 - 5
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $9,445Cash pay $6,554 - 6
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $11,042Cash pay $6,846 - 7
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $101,650Cash pay $31,512 - 8
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 9
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 10
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 11
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 12
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 13
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 14Gross charge —
- 15
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 16Gross charge —
- 17
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 18
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 19
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 20
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 21
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 22
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 23
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 24
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 25
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 27
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 28
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 29
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge — - 31
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 32
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 34Gross charge —
- 35
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 38
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 39
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 40
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —
7 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for premature newborn under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $2,243 to $101,650. The cheapest is LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau; the most expensive is Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in Saint Louis Park. The state average sits at $21,044.
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 premature newborn at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
For premature newborn in Minnesota, the price below is each hospital's gross charge for the facility portion of delivery — your actual out-of-pocket depends on insurance, length of stay, complications, and whether the obstetrician bills separately. Click any hospital name for its full maternity profile, including CMS star rating, patient-experience scores, and (where designated) the CMS Birthing-Friendly Hospital marker — a useful signal of maternity-care quality.
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 premature newborn in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 791 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.