GGT test cost in Faribault, MN
In Faribault-Northfield, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) blood test: from $21.06 to $59.00, with a median of $40.03. The lowest listed price is at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center — $18.97 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $46.20 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82977, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 16, 2026 and Jun 16, 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 Faribault-Northfield, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center lowest Faribualt, MN · (507) 334-6451 HCHG NASH GGT | $21.06 | $37.60 | $6.71–$40.22 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN · (507) 334-6451 HCHG GAMMA GT | $23.52 | $42.00 | $6.71–$42.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN · (507) 334-6451 HCHG GGT QUEST | $26.71 | $47.70 | $6.71–$47.70 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield, MN · (507) 646-1004 GGT | $59.00 | $141.00 | $7.33–$95.03 | 58% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.06, median $40.03, highest $59.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $40.03. 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 2 of 2 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 GGT test measures a liver enzyme that rises with bile duct problems and heavy alcohol use. It helps tell whether a high alkaline phosphatase comes from the liver or bone.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.