Vasectomy cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing: from $876.84 to $2,717.98, with a median of $1,534.00. The lowest listed price is at Westfields Hospital — $657.16 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,722.61 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 55250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and May 18, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital lowest New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Removal of sperm duct(s) | $876.84 | $1,667.00 | $258.91–$5,234.24 | 47% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Vasect Uni/Bil-Sep Proc-Postop Sem | $1,534.00 | $5,900.00 | $985.45–$4,425.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Vasect Uni/Bil-Sep Proc-Postop Sem | $1,571.16 | $2,987.00 | $1,186.44–$5,234.24 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $2,717.98 | $6,778.00 | $1,121.00–$7,191.45 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital both sides Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $586.08 | $1,379.00 | $159.45–$1,241.10 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services both sides Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $854.29 | $1,362.50 | $159.45–$1,226.25 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital both sides Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $854.29 | $1,362.50 | $159.45–$1,226.25 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital both sides Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $864.64 | $1,379.00 | $159.45–$1,241.10 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center both sides Maple Grove, MN HC VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $1,470.07 | $3,666.00 | $765.00–$3,616.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center both sides Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $2,717.98 | $6,778.00 | $1,121.00–$7,191.45 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $876.84, median $1,534.00, highest $2,717.98 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $586.08, median $859.47, highest $2,717.98 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,205.42. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A vasectomy is a minor surgery that cuts or seals the tubes that carry sperm (the vas deferens) as permanent male birth control. It is usually done under local anesthesia in a urology office or outpatient clinic.
What the price covers
The code covers the procedure on one or both sides and the follow-up semen check(s) that confirm no sperm remain. In a hospital or surgery center the listed price may be the facility piece only, with the urologist and any sedation billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 55250 ($1,722.61). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $29.92 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS VASECTOMY UNILAT/BILAT W POSTOP SEMEN | $78.86 | file |