Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler) (limited) cost in Minnesota

Prices at 75 hospitals in Minnesota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $570 — 12% below the US median ($650), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN $193 $255 ★ 3/5 186 min —
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN $193 $109 ★ 4/5 174 min —
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN $193 $109 ★ 5/5 188 min —
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN $193 $255 ★ 4/5 158 min —
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park, MN $193 $115 ★ 3/5 257 min —
Regions Hospital Saint Paul, MN $198 $115 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN $245 $167 ★ 5/5 194 min —
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN $252 $255 ★ 5/5 204 min —
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN $255 $255 ★ 4/5 150 min —
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN $269 $255 ★ 4/5 190 min —
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN $270 $112 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Hutchinson Health Hutchinson, MN $288 $186 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin, MN $340 $165 — 96 min —
Allina United Hospital Saint Paul, MN $342 $379 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN $342 $316 ★ 4/5 183 min —
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN $342 $316 ★ 3/5 178 min —
St Elizabeth Medical Center Wabasha, MN $371 $396 — 95 min —
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater, MN $440 $112 ★ 4/5 168 min —
Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls, MN $456 $266 — 131 min —
Windom Area Health Windom, MN $483 $299 — 99 min —
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN $497 $563 ★ 5/5 100 min —
Centracare Health System-Long Prairie Long Prairie, MN $500 $23 — 123 min —
Centracare Health System-Melrose Hospital Melrose, MN $500 $23 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Centracare-Redwood Redwood Falls, MN $500 $23 — 128 min —
Centracare Health System-Sauk Centre Sauk Centre, MN $500 $23 — 109 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)
$838
Cash / self-pay
$570
Insurer-negotiated
$436
Medicare pays
$116
$253$971
Median cash $570  ·  Medicare $116  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $570 — about 4.9× the Medicare rate ($116). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($232).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $838 list price could save about $268 (32%).

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