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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest medicare spending per patient

44 Minnesota hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont, Cambridge Medical Center, Mayo Clinic Health System In Red Wing. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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44 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by medicare spending per patient; 92 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal bedsOverall star ratinghigher is betterCompare
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T1Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care0.81, 98th percentile575, 94th percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont
T1Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care0.81, 98th percentile864, 73rd percentileCompare Cambridge Medical Center
T3Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care0.83, 97th percentile504, 73rd percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System In Red Wing
T3Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care0.83, 97th percentile1623, 43rd percentileCompare Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center
T5Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care0.84, 96th percentile905, 94th percentileCompare Maple Grove Hospital
T5Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care0.84, 96th percentile374, 73rd percentileCompare Northfield Hospital
T7Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care0.85, 95th percentile544, 73rd percentileCompare Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
T7Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care0.85, 95th percentile644, 73rd percentileCompare Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital
T7Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care0.85, 95th percentile1363, 43rd percentileCompare Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
T10Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care0.86, 94th percentile874, 73rd percentileCompare Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
T10M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care0.86, 94th percentile1504, 73rd percentileCompare M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
T10Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care0.86, 94th percentile572, 17th percentileCompare Winona Health Services
T13Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care0.87, 93rd percentile614, 73rd percentileCompare Olmsted Medical Center
T13St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care0.87, 93rd percentile933, 43rd percentileCompare St Francis Regional Medical Center
15Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care0.88, 92nd percentile655, 94th percentileCompare Buffalo Hospital
T16Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile1815, 94th percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And Austin
T16Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile775, 94th percentileCompare Owatonna Hospital
T16Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile1274, 73rd percentileCompare Alomere Health
T16M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile864, 73rd percentileCompare M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
T16Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile613, 43rd percentileCompare Fairview Lakes Health Services
T16Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile663, 43rd percentileCompare Hutchinson Health
T16Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care0.90, 88th percentile5733, 43rd percentileCompare Mercy Hospital
T23Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile974, 73rd percentileCompare Lakeview Memorial Hospital
T23Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile1754, 73rd percentileCompare Range Regional Health Services
T23Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile1184, 73rd percentileCompare Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
T23Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care0.91, 86th percentile4263, 43rd percentileCompare Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
T27M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile3905, 94th percentileCompare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
T27M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care0.92, 83rd percentile1845, 94th percentileCompare M Health Fairview St John's Hospital
T29Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile2725, 94th percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
T29Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile834, 73rd percentileCompare Essentia Health Virginia
T29North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care0.93, 80th percentile5181, 3rd percentileCompare North Memorial Health Hospital
T32Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile4894, 73rd percentileCompare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
T32Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile1094, 73rd percentileCompare Ridgeview Medical Center
T32Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile993, 43rd percentileCompare Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
T32Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care0.94, 76th percentile6033, 43rd percentileCompare Allina United Hospital
T36Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile2,0595, 94th percentileCompare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
T36Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile9964, 73rd percentileCompare Abbott Northwestern Hospital
T36Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile554, 73rd percentileCompare Sanford Worthington Medical Center
T36Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care0.95, 71st percentile5543, 43rd percentileCompare Regions Hospital
40Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · Acute care0.96, 66th percentile165—Compare Essentia Health Duluth
41M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care0.98, 55th percentile1,7004, 73rd percentileCompare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center
T42Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile8943, 43rd percentileCompare Hennepin County Medical Center
T42St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care0.99, 50th percentile2673, 43rd percentileCompare St Lukes Hospital
44Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care1.02, 33rd percentile3804, 73rd percentileCompare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).