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C-section in Minnesota: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 37 Minnesota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 788

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital Grand Rapids$5,2640.8×12026-01-28
Alomere Health Alexandria$8,3041.2×12026-04-01
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$9,0231.3×62026-09-25
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove$9,1881.3×62026-09-25
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington$11,0601.6×12026-03-04
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$11,4901.6×32026-03-31
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$11,7141.6×32026-06-16
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji$11,8021.7×22026-03-04
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia$11,8091.7×22026-01-01
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge$11,9731.7×32026-06-16
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna$11,9731.7×32026-06-16
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault$11,9731.7×32026-06-16
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$12,0911.7×52026-06-16
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$12,1961.7×42026-06-16
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$12,1961.7×42026-06-17
Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone$12,2351.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Ada Ada$12,2351.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville$12,2351.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake$12,2351.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora$12,2351.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Fosston Fosston$12,2351.7×12026-01-01
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson$12,3431.8×22026-03-31
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$12,3751.7×42025-12-17
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$12,4581.7×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$12,4581.7×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview St John'S Hospital Maplewood$12,4581.7×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury$12,4581.7×32026-02-05
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$12,4821.7×32026-03-31
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$13,0551.8×32026-02-06
Gundersen St Elizabeth'S Hospital And Clinics Wabasha$13,4521.8×22026-06-27
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$14,3692.0×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$14,3692.0×32026-01-29
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$14,4892.0×32026-03-31
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes$15,3872.2×42026-01-01
Essentia Health St Joseph'S Medical Center Brainerd$16,6732.4×42026-01-01
Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors$17,5092.5×22026-04-01
Essentia Health St Mary'S Medical Center Duluth$20,7152.9×32026-01-01

MS-DRG 787

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital Grand Rapids$6,1310.8×12026-01-28
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$9,6301.1×62026-09-25
Alomere Health Alexandria$9,6721.2×12026-04-01
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove$9,8131.2×62026-09-25
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$11,4901.4×32026-03-31
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson$12,3431.5×22026-03-31
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna$12,5971.5×32026-06-16
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault$12,5971.5×32026-06-16
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington$12,9761.6×12026-03-04
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$13,1381.6×42026-06-16
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$13,1381.6×42026-06-17
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge$13,1391.6×32026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$13,1391.6×32026-06-16
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$13,2561.6×42025-12-17
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$13,3111.6×52026-06-16
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji$13,7971.7×22026-03-04
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia$14,1961.7×22026-01-01
Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone$14,2511.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Ada Ada$14,2511.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville$14,2511.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake$14,2511.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora$14,2511.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Fosston Fosston$14,2511.7×12026-01-01
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$14,5111.7×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$14,5111.7×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview St John'S Hospital Maplewood$14,5111.7×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury$14,5111.7×32026-02-05
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$14,5391.7×32026-03-31
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$14,8861.8×32026-03-31
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$15,2061.8×32026-02-06
Gundersen St Elizabeth'S Hospital And Clinics Wabasha$15,6691.8×22026-06-27
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$16,7362.0×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$16,7362.0×32026-01-29
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes$18,2462.2×42026-01-01
Essentia Health St Joseph'S Medical Center Brainerd$19,5652.4×42026-01-01
Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors$20,8922.5×22026-04-01
Essentia Health St Mary'S Medical Center Duluth$24,3043.0×32026-01-01

MS-DRG 786

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital Grand Rapids$9,0560.8×12026-01-28
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$11,4900.9×32026-03-31
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove$12,6761.0×62026-09-25
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$12,9061.1×62026-09-25
Alomere Health Alexandria$14,2861.2×12026-04-01
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$14,8861.2×32026-03-31
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$15,1231.2×32026-03-31
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge$15,5891.3×32026-06-16
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna$15,5891.3×32026-06-16
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault$15,5891.3×32026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$15,5891.3×32026-06-16
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$17,4561.4×42026-06-16
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$17,4561.4×42026-06-17
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$17,9421.4×42025-12-17
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$19,0841.6×52026-06-16
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington$19,7471.6×12026-03-04
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji$20,6941.7×22026-03-04
Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone$21,0491.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Ada Ada$21,0491.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville$21,0491.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake$21,0491.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora$21,0491.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Fosston Fosston$21,0491.7×12026-01-01
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$21,4321.7×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$21,4321.7×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview St John'S Hospital Maplewood$21,4321.7×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury$21,4321.7×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$22,4601.8×32026-02-06
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia$22,6621.9×22026-01-01
Gundersen St Elizabeth'S Hospital And Clinics Wabasha$23,1431.8×22026-06-27
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$24,7192.0×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$24,7192.0×32026-01-29
Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors$26,4332.2×22026-04-01
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes$28,9062.4×42026-01-01
Essentia Health St Joseph'S Medical Center Brainerd$29,7742.5×42026-01-01
Essentia Health St Mary'S Medical Center Duluth$36,9843.0×32026-01-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for c-section in Minnesota?

37 Minnesota hospitals post usable commercial rates for c-section in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 788), the median across 37 hospitals is $12,235, 1.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.