Glucose tolerance test cost in Minnesota

Prices at 74 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $63 — 4% above the US median ($61), roughly 7.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hendricks Community Hospital Hendricks, MN $10 — — 115 min —
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $12 $13 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN $13 $13 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $17 $13 ★ 3/5 257 min —
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN $17 $13 ★ 5/5 194 min —
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $20 $14 ★ 4/5 174 min —
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $20 $14 ★ 5/5 188 min —
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $24 $14 ★ 3/5 186 min —
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $24 $14 ★ 5/5 204 min —
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN $24 $14 ★ 4/5 150 min —
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN $24 $14 ★ 4/5 158 min —
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN $25 $14 ★ 3/5 140 min —
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN $25 $14 ★ 4/5 190 min —
Allina United Hospital Saint Paul, MN $28 $36 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $28 $22 ★ 4/5 183 min —
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN $28 $20 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $29 $33 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $29 $34 ★ 5/5 116 min —
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault, MN $29 $33 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $29 $33 ★ 5/5 138 min —
St Francis Medical Center Breckenridge, MN $29 $27 — 110 min —
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN $33 $45 ★ 5/5 100 min —
Centracare Health System-Long Prairie Long Prairie, MN $40 $30 — 123 min —
Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital Melrose, MN $40 $30 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Centracare-Redwood Redwood Falls, MN $40 — — 128 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)
$78
Cash / self-pay
$63
Insurer-negotiated
$35
Medicare pays
$8
$24$141
Median cash $63  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $63 — about 7.5× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $78 list price could save about $15 (19%).

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