Pregnancy ultrasound cost in Minnesota

Prices at 74 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $478 — 7% below the US median ($514), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $128 $113 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.4%
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $172 $141 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.4%
Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN $198 $115 ★ 3/5 226 min 14.1%
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $266 $129 ★ 3/5 182 min 14.6%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $266 $129 ★ 4/5 171 min 14.4%
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $266 $129 ★ 5/5 188 min 13.3%
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN $266 $129 ★ 4/5 170 min 14.4%
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $266 $129 ★ 5/5 197 min 13.1%
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN $266 $134 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.3%
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN $276 $180 ★ 3/5 140 min 15.2%
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN $282 $129 ★ 4/5 193 min 13.8%
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN $304 $193 ★ 5/5 184 min 14.9%
St Gabriels Hospital Little Falls, MN $341 $372 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.7%
Essentia Health St Marys-Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, MN $344 $241 ★ 4/5 132 min 14.7%
Allina United Hospital Saint Paul, MN $361 $337 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.9%
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $361 $299 ★ 4/5 187 min 14.9%
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN $361 $299 ★ 3/5 170 min 15.0%
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater, MN $368 $113 ★ 4/5 158 min 14.2%
Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin, MN $377 $458 103 min 14.8%
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN $425 $516 ★ 5/5 92 min 14.7%
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $426 $445 142 min
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation Fergus Falls, MN $431 $140 ★ 4/5 147 min 13.8%
Kittson Healthcare Hallock, MN $441 $259 111 min
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN $444 $330 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.6%
Centracare Health System-Long Prairie Long Prairie, MN $449 131 min 14.7%

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 August 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)
$707
Cash / self-pay
$478
Insurer-negotiated
$330
Medicare pays
$126
$266$775
Median cash $478  ·  Medicare $126  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $478 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($126). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($253).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $707 list price could save about $229 (32%).

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