Fibrinogen test cost in Grand Rapids, MN
In Grand Rapids, MN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for fibrinogen blood test: from $8.87 to $126.24, with a median of $12.33. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health Deer River — $3.46 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $48.00 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 85384, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 28, 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 Grand Rapids, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Deer River lowest Deer River, MN · (218) 246-4200 FIBRINOGEN | $8.87 | $12.00 | $4.61–$12.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC FIBRINOGEN | $12.33 | $29.00 | $9.56–$104.32 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork, MN · (218) 743-3177 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY | $126.24 | $177.80 | $9.53–$172.47 | 29% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.87, median $12.33, highest $126.24 — a 14.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $91.64. 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 fibrinogen test measures a clotting protein. It is used for unexplained bleeding, before some surgeries and in severe illness to check clotting.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.