Calprotectin test cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Fecal calprotectin (stool inflammation test): from $15.07 to $178.98, with a median of $17.74. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health Virginia — $2.67 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $68.17 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 83993, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Virginia lowest N Virginia, MN ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $15.07 | $24.00 | $5.52–$21.70 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $15.84 | $24.00 | $7.94–$20.64 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $15.84 | $24.00 | $7.94–$20.64 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $15.84 | $24.00 | $7.94–$20.64 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $17.74 | $24.00 | $9.55–$21.72 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $17.74 | $24.00 | $9.21–$24.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $17.74 | $24.00 | $7.68–$21.72 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN HC CALPROTECTIN, STOOL | $28.05 | $66.00 | $19.32–$232.54 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN ASSAY OF CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $178.98 | $329.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Fac Calprotectin Fecal | $178.98 | $329.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.07, median $17.74, highest $178.98 — a 11.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $15.84. 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 8 of 8 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
Fecal calprotectin measures a protein released by inflamed bowel. It helps tell inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the stool test; the collection kit is often included.