Ear pressure test (tympanometry) cost in Minnesota

Prices at 60 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $73 — 12% above the US median ($66), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr Marshall, MN $20 $22 — 126 min —
St Gabriels Hospital Little Falls, MN $27 $26 ★ 4/5 141 min —
Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville, MN $30 $31 — 120 min —
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $33 $42 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation Fergus Falls, MN $35 $34 — — —
Centracare Health System-Long Prairie Long Prairie, MN $48 $12 — 123 min —
Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital Melrose, MN $48 $14 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Centracare-Redwood Redwood Falls, MN $48 $16 — 128 min —
Centracare Health System-Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, MN $48 $14 — 109 min —
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $50 $41 ★ 3/5 186 min —
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN $50 $41 ★ 4/5 158 min —
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $50 $46 ★ 4/5 174 min —
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $50 $46 ★ 5/5 188 min —
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN $50 $42 ★ 4/5 150 min —
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $50 $44 ★ 5/5 204 min —
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN $53 $44 ★ 4/5 190 min —
Madison Hospital Madison, MN $55 $19 — 108 min —
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing Red Wing, MN $64 — ★ 4/5 152 min —
Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague New Prague, MN $71 — ★ 2/5 117 min —
Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls, MN $73 $74 — 131 min —
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester Rochester, MN $77 — ★ 5/5 246 min —
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $77 $68 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $77 $71 ★ 5/5 116 min —
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault, MN $77 $65 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $77 $68 ★ 5/5 138 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)
$101
Cash / self-pay
$73
Insurer-negotiated
$41
Medicare pays
$16
$34$101
Median cash $73  ·  Medicare $16  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $73 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($16). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($32).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $101 list price could save about $28 (27%).

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