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  • Aetna (625)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (621)
  • Cigna (583)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (539)
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  • Female (170)
  • Male (688)

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Age
  • Under 40 (180)
  • 41-50 (178)
  • 51-60 (133)
  • 61-70 (150)
  • Over 70 (121)

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Availability
  • Today (154)
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  • Schedules online (130)
  • Accepts new patients (583)
  • Telehealth (176)

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Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (195)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (463)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (577)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (600)
  • 1 Star And Higher (625)

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Affiliated Facility
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital (104)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (59)
  • M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital (55)
  • United Hospital (52)
  • M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital (44)
  • M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital (40)
  • Ridgeview Medical Center (39)
  • M Health Fairview University of MN (36)
  • Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center (33)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato (31)
  • Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (30)
  • Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital (30)
  • North Memorial Health-Maple Grove Hospital (29)
  • M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center (29)
  • Alomere Health (28)
  • TRIA Same Day Surgery Center Woodbury (28)
  • Mercy Hospital (27)
  • TRIA Same Day Surgery Center Bloomington (27)
  • M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital (26)
  • North Memorial Health-Robbinsdale Hospital (23)
  • Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (23)
  • Essentia Health-Virginia (20)
  • St. Luke's Hospital (19)
  • Centracare-St. Cloud Hospital (19)
  • Hutchinson Health (19)
  • Hennepin Healthcare (18)
  • M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center (18)
  • Children's Minnesota-Minneapolis (18)
  • St. Francis Regional Medical Center (17)
  • Lakeview Hospital (17)
  • Saint Croix Regional Medical Center (16)
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital and Clinic Albert Lea (16)
  • Northfield Hospital (16)
  • Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes (14)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing (14)
  • Cambridge Medical Center (14)
  • New Ulm Medical Center (14)
  • Fairview Range Medical Center (13)
  • River's Edge Hospital and Clinic (13)
  • Buffalo Hospital (13)
  • Regions Hospital (12)
  • Sanford Bemidji Medical Center (12)
  • Allina Health Faribault Medical Center (12)
  • Glencoe Regional Health Services (11)
  • Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital (10)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System Saint James (10)
  • Mora Hospital (10)
  • Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior (10)
  • Lake View Memorial Hospital (10)
  • Essentia Health-Duluth (10)
  • Lake Region Healthcare Corporation (10)
  • Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center (9)
  • Amery Hospital & Clinic (9)
  • St. Gabriel's Hospital (8)
  • United Hospital District (8)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System In New Prague (8)
  • Centracare-Redwood Hospital (8)
  • Centracare-Rice Memorial Hospital (8)
  • Sanford Broadway Medical Center (7)
  • Community Memorial Hospital (7)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Fairmont (7)
  • North Shore Health (7)
  • Regina Hospital (7)
  • Cuyuna Regional Medical Center-Crosby (7)
  • River Falls Area Hospital (7)
  • Glacial Ridge Hospital (6)
  • Essentia Health-Sandstone (6)
  • Essentia Health-Fargo (6)
  • Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center (6)
  • Rainy Lake Medical Center (6)
  • Hudson Hospital & Clinic (5)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System In Cannon Falls (5)
  • Altru Hospital (5)
  • Lakewood Health System (5)
  • Riverview Hospital (5)
  • Sleepy Eye Medical Center (5)
  • Riverwood Healthcare Center (5)
  • Centracare-Melrose Clinic (4)
  • Winona Health Services (4)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System In Eau Claire (4)
  • Essentia Health-Moose Lake (4)
  • Stevens Community Medical Center (4)
  • Olmsted Medical Center (4)
  • Bryan East Campus (4)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare La Crosse (4)
  • Cook Hospital (4)
  • Essentia Health-Deer River (4)
  • Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center (3)
  • Sanford Wheaton Medical Center (3)
  • Trinity Hospitals (3)
  • Madelia Health (3)
  • Meeker Memorial Hospital (3)
  • CentraCare Benson (3)
  • Bigfork Valley Hospital (3)
  • Centra Care Health Paynesville (3)
  • Owatonna Hospital (3)
  • Osceola Medical Center (3)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Waseca (3)
  • Mayo Clinic In Florida (3)
  • Astera Health (3)
  • Sanford Worthington Medical Center (3)
  • Centracare-Sauk Centre Hospital (3)
  • Avera St. Mary's Hospital (3)
  • Ridgeview Le Sueur Medical Center (3)
  • Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center (3)
  • Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, East Rusholme Street (3)
  • CHI St. Joseph's Health (2)
  • Sanford Westbrook Medical Center (2)
  • Winnmed (2)
  • Murray County Medical Center (2)
  • Perham Health (2)
  • Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (2)
  • CHI Health St. Elizabeth (2)
  • Gundersen Saint Elizabeth's Hospital and Clinics (2)
  • Kossuth Regional Health Center (2)
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (2)
  • Centracare-Monticello Hospital (2)
  • MultiCare Deaconess Hospital (2)
  • Door County Medical Center (2)
  • Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services (2)
  • Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital (2)
  • Essentia Health-Ada (2)
  • Cincinnati Children's Burney Campus (2)
  • Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar (2)
  • Sanford Jackson Medical Center (2)
  • Rhode Island Hospital (2)
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  • Watertown Regional Medical Center (2)
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  • UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights (2)
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  • Kittson Healthcare (2)
  • Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville (2)
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  • Lifecare Medical Center (2)
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  • Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center (2)
  • Lakes Regional Healthcare (2)
  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (2)
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  • Children's Nebraska (2)
  • Mercy Hospital South (1)
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  • Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital (1)
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  • Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital (1)
  • Marinhealth Medical Center (1)
  • Highland Community Hospital (1)
  • Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional (1)
  • Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital (1)
  • Albany Medical Center Hospital (1)
  • Sanford Bagley Medical Center (1)
  • Mercy Health-Fairfield Hospital (1)
  • Good Samaritan Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center (1)
  • Mammoth Hospital (1)
  • Aspirus Stanley Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Anaheim Medical Center (1)
  • Floyd County Medical Center (1)
  • Providence Centralia Hospital (1)
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  • The University of Chicago Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Joseph's Hospital Savannah (1)
  • Marshfield Medical Center-Park Falls (1)
  • Bronson Methodist Hospital (1)
  • East Jefferson General Hospital (1)
  • HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center (1)
  • Ascension St. John Medical Center (1)
  • Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital (1)
  • University Hospital-University of Michigan (1)
  • Medical Center of the Rockies (1)
  • Havasu Regional Medical Center (1)
  • St. Anthony Community Hospital (1)
  • AdventHealth Shawnee Mission (1)
  • Tampa General Hospital (1)
  • Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (1)
  • UnityPoint Health-Trinity Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Emory University Hospital (1)
  • Franciscan Health Olympia Fields (1)
  • Bowdle Hospital Cah (1)
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (1)
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  • Centracare-Long Prairie Hospital (1)
  • USC Medical Center (1)
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  • Humboldt County Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Aspirus Riverview Hospital (1)
  • Sanford Usd Medical Center (1)
  • Bellin Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Southern Inyo Hospital (1)
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  • Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center (1)
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  • Sterling Surgical Hospital (1)
  • Sharp Coronado Hospital (1)
  • CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital (1)
  • Moffitt Cancer Center Magnolia Campus (1)
  • Overland Park Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Cumberland Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Parkview Bryan Hospital (1)
  • Children's Mercy Kansas City Adele Hall Campus (1)
  • Baptist Medical Center Nassau (1)
  • Jamestown Regional Medical Center (1)
  • The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health (1)
  • Bellevue Medical Center (1)
  • Community Hospital East (1)
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple (1)
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  • Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (1)
  • Sentara RMH Medical Center (1)
  • Christ Hospital (1)
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  • Leconte Medical Center (1)
  • Mile Bluff Medical Center (1)
  • McLaren Central Michigan (1)
  • Sanford Medical Center Bismarck (1)
  • Reedsburg Area Medical Center (1)
  • Stonesprings Hospital Center (1)
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (1)
  • Gallup Indian Medical Center (1)
  • Memorial Hospital of South Bend (1)
  • Methodist Jennie Edmundson (1)
  • Essentia Health-Northern Pines (Aurora) (1)
  • Lutheran Medical Center (1)
  • St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital (1)
  • Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (1)
  • Langdon Prairie Health (1)
  • Research Medical Center (1)
  • Coteau Health Care System Hospital (1)
  • Community Hospital North (1)
  • Bon Secours-Southside Medical Center (1)
  • Kootenai Health (1)
  • Monument Health Spearfish Hospital (1)
  • TriStar Skyline Medical Center (1)
  • Lakewood Health Center (1)
  • Wagner Community Memorial Hospital Avera (1)
  • Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center (1)
  • McLaren Northern Michigan (1)
  • Slidell Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Avera Tyler Hospital (1)
  • Vail Health Hospital (1)
  • Columbus Community Hospital (1)
  • Mariners Hospital (1)
  • UPMC Presbyterian (1)
  • Peconic Bay Medical Center (1)
  • Lafayette Regional Health Center (1)
  • UF Health Shands Hospital (1)
  • Waverly Health Center (1)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Orthopedic Surgeons in Minnesota

You can find top-rated group practices in Minnesota using our group practice search feature (link to group practice state page). Simply select your city, and we'll provide you with a list of highly-rated group practices in your area.

Many orthopedic surgeons within our network are open to new patients. To locate them, initiatate a search for orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota, and you'll see the available options. You can then use the filter option to specify orthopedic surgeons who are currently accepting new patients.

Certainly, to find orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota that accept Cigna, simply perform a search for orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota and use our filter options to refine your search by selecting 'Cigna' as your insurance provider. This will help you identify the orthopedic surgeons near you who are currently accepting Cigna insurance.

Female orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota, can be located by using our doctor search tool. After performing a search for orthopedic surgeons near you, select 'Female' under gender to narrow your results.

To make the most of your upcoming doctor's appointment, start by gathering your medical records and listing your current medications. Take note of your symptoms and any questions you have. Don't forget to bring your insurance card and identification, and try to arrive a bit early. If your doctor provided specific instructions, be sure to follow them. Consider taking a trusted friend or family member for support during the appointment, and remember to be open and honest with your doctor about any changes in your health or concerns you may have.

Seeking a second opinion is your right as a patient. To do so, begin by discussing your desire for a second opinion with your current doctor. They can often recommend another specialist. You can also research and contact a specialist directly using our doctor finder. Ensure that your medical records and test results are shared between both doctors for a comprehensive evaluation.

You may need to see a specialist if you have a specific medical condition or symptoms beyond the scope of your primary care doctor. To get a referral, start by discussing your concerns with your primary care physician. They can evaluate your condition and provide a referral if necessary. Many insurance plans require referrals for specialist visits, so be sure to check your coverage.

When selecting a healthcare provider, consider factors such as their qualifications, experience, location, and whether they accept your insurance. Additionally, ask for recommendations from friends, family, or your current doctor. It's important to choose someone you feel comfortable with and trust.

Some signs that warrant immediate medical attention include severe chest pain, difficulty breathing, sudden weakness or numbness, severe injuries, severe allergic reactions, loss of consciousness, and signs of stroke or heart attack. If you experience any of these symptoms, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.