Bone scan (nuclear) cost in Minnesota

Prices at 74 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,198 — 13% below the US median ($1,378), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Windom Area Health Windom, MN $190 $525 — 99 min —
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $413 $417 ★ 3/5 257 min —
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN $583 $718 ★ 5/5 194 min —
Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN $592 $431 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Allina United Hospital Saint Paul, MN $595 $830 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $595 $750 ★ 4/5 183 min —
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN $595 $696 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $638 $378 ★ 3/5 186 min —
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $638 $378 ★ 5/5 204 min —
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $638 $279 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN $638 $378 ★ 4/5 150 min —
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $638 $279 ★ 5/5 188 min —
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN $638 $378 ★ 4/5 158 min —
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $676 $276 ★ 4/5 149 min —
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN $676 $378 ★ 4/5 190 min —
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater, MN $750 $426 ★ 4/5 168 min —
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN $769 $1,010 ★ 5/5 100 min —
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing Red Wing, MN $965 — ★ 4/5 152 min —
St Gabriels Hospital Little Falls, MN $1,030 $1,012 ★ 4/5 141 min —
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $1,035 $1,284 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $1,035 $1,355 ★ 5/5 116 min —
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault, MN $1,035 $1,274 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $1,035 $1,314 ★ 5/5 138 min —
St Francis Medical Center Breckenridge, MN $1,035 $1,099 — 110 min —
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN $1,056 $797 ★ 4/5 131 min —

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 October 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)
$1,657
Cash / self-pay
$1,198
Insurer-negotiated
$829
Medicare pays
$259
$638$1,858
Median cash $1,198  ·  Medicare $259  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,198 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($259). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($518).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,657 list price could save about $459 (28%).

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