Lab tests CPT 83525 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Insulin test cost in Baudette, MN — inpatient

In Baudette, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for insulin blood test as an inpatient: from $17.96 to $22.64, with a median of $20.30. The lowest listed price is at CHI LakeWood Health — $2.34 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $54.78 at 75 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83525, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2024 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$17.96CHI LakeWood Health
Median$20.30half pay less
Highest$22.64in this market
Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baudette, MN.

median
Lowest $17.96Highest $216.18

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
CHI LakeWood Health lowest Baudette, MN · (218) 634-2120 INSULIN;FASTING $17.96 $24.00 $9.36–$23.52 25% Aug 6, 2024
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Lakewood Health Center Baudette, MN · (218) 634-2120 INSULINFASTING $22.64 $34.29 $13.04–$33.61 34% Feb 28, 2026
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Lakewood Health Center Baudette, MN · (218) 634-2120 INSULIN ASSAY $201.30 $305.00 $115.90–$298.90 34% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI LakeWood Health Baudette, MN · (218) 634-2120 INSULIN ASSAY $216.18 $289.00 $112.71–$283.22 25% Aug 6, 2024
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Inpatient: lowest $17.96, median $20.30, highest $22.64 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $20.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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

An insulin test measures insulin in the blood. It is used to investigate low blood sugar and sometimes to estimate insulin resistance.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.