Signs & Symptoms Cost in Minnesota — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for unexplained signs and symptoms without a definitive diagnosis at discharge.
State average
$19,633
gross charge · DRG 948
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$8,854 – $34,535
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Madison Hospital
Madison, MN
Gross charge $8,854Cash pay $7,526 - 2
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital
Robbinsdale, MN
Gross charge $11,798Cash pay $6,218 - 3
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital
Maple Grove, MN
Gross charge $11,798Cash pay $6,218 - 4
Perham Health
Perham, MN
Gross charge $12,859Cash pay $8,358 - 5
North Valley Health Center
Warren, MN
Gross charge $16,834 - 6
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Saint Louis Park, MN
Gross charge $17,921Cash pay $9,426Medicare pays (avg) $4,935 - 7
Lakeview Hospital
Stillwater, MN
Gross charge $18,491Cash pay $9,641 - 8
Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge $18,491Cash pay $9,641Medicare pays (avg) $6,311 - 9
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson, MN
Gross charge $18,491Cash pay $9,641 - 10
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia, MN
Gross charge $18,491Cash pay $9,641 - 11
Astera Health
Wadena, MN
Gross charge $18,558Cash pay $12,877 - 12
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo, MN
Gross charge $23,315Cash pay $15,155 - 13
Madelia Health
Madelia, MN
Gross charge $29,778Cash pay $22,334 - 14
Lakewood Health System
Staples, MN
Gross charge $34,285Cash pay $21,256 - 15
LifeCare Medical Center
Roseau, MN
Gross charge $34,535Cash pay $30,391 - 16
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 17
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge — - 18
Alomere Health
Alexandria, MN
Gross charge — - 19
Winona Health
Winona, MN
Gross charge — - 20
Fairview Lakes Health Services
Wyoming, MN
Gross charge — - 21
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids, MN
Gross charge — - 22Gross charge —
- 23
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, MN
Gross charge — - 24Gross charge —
- 25
Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN
Gross charge — - 26
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
Princeton, MN
Gross charge — - 27
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, MN
Gross charge — - 28
M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, MN
Gross charge — - 29
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, MN
Gross charge — - 30
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone, MN
Gross charge — - 31
Essentia Health Ada
Ada, MN
Gross charge — - 32
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)
Graceville, MN
Gross charge — - 33
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 34
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock, MN
Gross charge — - 35
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville, MN
Gross charge — - 36
Essentia Health-Moose Lake
Moose Lake, MN
Gross charge — - 37
Essentia Health-Deer River
Deer River, MN
Gross charge — - 38
St Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls, MN
Gross charge — - 39
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm, MN
Gross charge — - 40
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Duluth, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,246 - 41
Allina United Hospital
Saint Paul, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,936 - 42
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia, MN
Gross charge — - 43
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, MN
Gross charge — - 44
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston, MN
Gross charge — - 45Gross charge —
- 46
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth, MN
Gross charge — - 47
Cambridge Medical Center
Cambridge, MN
Gross charge — - 48
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Acute Care)
Minneapolis, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,342 - 49
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna, MN
Gross charge — - 50
Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, MN
Gross charge — - 51
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, MN
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,055
15 Minnesota hospitals list a gross charge for signs & symptoms under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $8,854 to $34,535. The cheapest is Madison Hospital in Madison; the most expensive is LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau. The state average sits at $19,633.
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 signs & symptoms 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 signs & symptoms 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 signs & symptoms in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 948 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.