Drug screen (urine) cost in Minnesota

Prices at 74 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $114 — about the US median ($113), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Josephs Area Health Services Park Rapids, MN $30 $71 ★ 3/5 153 min 15.3%
Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Mn Minneapolis, MN $33 $15
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN $33 $65 ★ 3/5 140 min 15.2%
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $39 $106 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.6%
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $39 $106 ★ 5/5 197 min 13.1%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $39 $84 ★ 4/5 171 min 14.4%
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN $39 $109 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.3%
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $39 $84 ★ 5/5 188 min 13.3%
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN $39 $106 ★ 4/5 170 min 14.4%
Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin, MN $39 $49 103 min 14.8%
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN $41 $106 ★ 4/5 193 min 13.8%
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN $47 $68 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.6%
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $50 $105 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.4%
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater, MN $52 $65 ★ 4/5 158 min 14.2%
Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN $61 $62 ★ 3/5 120 min 14.6%
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $62 $116 117 min 15.1%
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $76 $64 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.4%
Centracare Health System-Long Prairie Long Prairie, MN $77 $212 131 min 14.7%
Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital Melrose, MN $77 $212 ★ 5/5 145 min 14.1%
Centracare Health System-Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, MN $77 113 min 14.5%
Windom Area Health Windom, MN $77 $100 108 min 14.7%
Allina United Hospital Saint Paul, MN $81 $89 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.9%
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $81 $84 ★ 4/5 187 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN $81 $78 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.0%
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $92 $100 ★ 4/5 144 min 15.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$182
Cash / self-pay
$114
Insurer-negotiated
$106
Medicare pays
$17
$39$198
Median cash $114  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $114 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $182 list price could save about $68 (37%).

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