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ER visit cost in Minneapolis–St. Paul

Posted facility cash prices for ER visit (level 3–4) in the Twin Cities metro range from $119 to $902 across 18 hospitals, taken from each hospital’s own price file (Oct 2026); doctor fees are billed separately.

Twin Cities metro hospitals sorted by facility cash price · real price-file data, Oct 2026

ER visit, moderate (level 3) · CPT 99283

18 hospitals · lowest $119.07 · median $331.63 · highest $502.00

ER visit, high (level 4) · CPT 99284

18 hospitals · lowest $202.37 · median $558.09 · highest $902.00

All-in planning range: facility + er physician · CPT 99283

8 of 18 hospitals have a FROM FILE doctor fee (1 tagged VERIFY); the rest use ESTIMATE = CMS 2026 MN $65.04 ×1–3. How we estimate

All-in planning range: facility + er physician · CPT 99284

8 of 18 hospitals have a FROM FILE doctor fee (1 tagged VERIFY); the rest use ESTIMATE = CMS 2026 MN $110.45 ×1–3. How we estimate

Gaps

• Facility price = hospital-fee rows only (no “professional” billing class, no modifier 26; where a hospital labels every row professional, the technical/global non-26 rate is used).
• Doctor fee is FROM FILE only where the hospital posts ≥10 professional rates (radiology: modifier 26; ER: no modifier); otherwise ESTIMATE (CMS 2026 MN ×1–3), not that hospital’s bill.
• VERIFY (Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals): rows are true professional lines, but most payer rates are listed as a percent of billed charges (≈95–97% of the gross charge), not a fixed contracted fee — the typical amount actually paid may be much lower. Shown as posted; ask for a Good Faith Estimate.

Statewide ER prices (level 3 + 4) →

Facility fee only — doctor/radiologist, anesthesia, and pathology fees are billed separately and are not included. Prices come from each hospital’s own posted standard-charges file, last checked Oct 2026. Negotiated median is across all insurer rates in the file; it is not your plan’s price. Your insurer (Blue Cross, HealthPartners, Medica, UCare, etc.) may pay a different rate, and your cost depends on your deductible and coinsurance. Always ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Facility price = hospital-fee rows only (no “professional” billing class, no modifier 26; where a hospital labels every row professional, the technical/global non-26 rate is used). Re-extracted Oct 30, 2026. Know your billing rights.

How we got these prices · Last updated: Oct 30, 2026 (data files compiled). Data sources: hospitals’ own posted price files (machine-readable files parsed Oct 2026); doctor/radiologist estimates from CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule (RVU26D, Oct 2026 release).