A hospital-based clinic is a clinic owned and operated by a hospital, but may not be located within the main hospital. Some health insurances cover care in hospital-based clinics differently than standalone (freestanding) clinics. Because of this, you may see added charges connected to hospital-based clinics, depending on how your insurance covers copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles.

If you have questions about your benefits and coverage for hospital-based clinic services, check with your insurance on how they cover facility charges in a “hospital-based outpatient” or “provider-based” location (sometimes called a “hospital outpatient place of service”).

If your insurance does cover facility charges in these places, ask:

How much of the facility charge is covered?
What will my out-of-pocket costs be, including what is applied to my deductible?
What is my co-pay for this type of visit or treatment?

For more information on hospital-based clinics, please click here.

M Health Fairview’s Hospital-Based Clinics

Advanced Treatment Center

Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic

Breast Center (Clinic services only. Imaging services billed as freestanding clinic)

Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders

Center for Lung Science and Health

Delaware Infectious Disease Clinic

Heart Care Clinic

Hepatology (Liver) Clinic

Masonic Cancer Clinic

Multiple Sclerosis Care (Neurology Clinic)

M Health Fairview Clinics & Surgery Centers - Minneapolis

Nephrology (Kidney) Clinic

Rheumatology Clinic

Solid Organ Transplant Clinic

Other Specialty Clinics

Discovery Clinic (pediatric)

Explorer Clinic (pediatric)

Eye Clinic

Journey Clinic (pediatric)

Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic

M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Burnsville

M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Edina

M Health Fairview Cancer Center – Maplewood

M Health Fairview Cancer Center – Princeton

M Health Fairview Cancer Center – Woodbury

M Health Fairview Cancer Center - Wyoming

Pediatric Specialty Clinic - Burnsville

Psychiatry Clinic

Sleep Medicine Center (Riverside)

University of Minnesota Health Heart Care (imaging services at most locations are considered hospital-based)

Women’s Health Specialists

There may be exceptions for specific programs or services within a clinic or for imaging or anesthesiology.

The following hospital-based clinics of University of Minnesota Medical Center charge a facility fee: Lakes Cancer Clinic, Ridges Cancer Clinic, and Southdale Cancer Clinic. Patients at these clinics may receive a separate charge or bill for the facility fee.