Blood type test cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test) as an inpatient: from $24.23 to $89.42, with a median of $79.86. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $55.63 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $48.48 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 86900, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC MISC TEST | $24.23 | $57.00 | $25.94–$56.72 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC ABO | $33.18 | $61.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Blood Typing, Abo | $33.18 | $61.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 BLOOD TYPING ABO | $75.99 | $121.00 | $51.90–$109.02 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN BLOOD TYPING ABO | $79.86 | $121.00 | $51.90–$104.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 BLOOD TYPING ABO | $79.86 | $121.00 | $51.90–$104.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 BLOOD TYPING ABO | $79.86 | $121.00 | $50.05–$104.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 BLOOD TYPING ABO | $89.42 | $121.00 | $48.64–$109.51 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 BLOOD TYPING ABO | $89.42 | $121.00 | $48.64–$109.51 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 BLOOD TYPING ABO | $89.42 | $121.00 | $48.64–$121.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $24.23, median $79.86, highest $89.42 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $79.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 1 it is 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
This test finds your ABO blood group: A, B, AB or O. It is done before transfusions or surgery, during pregnancy, and sometimes just so a person knows their blood type.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ABO grouping only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and the Rh factor (86901) and antibody screen (86850) are separate codes.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86900 ($68.00). 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.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNHC ABO BLOOD TYPE | $3.94 | file |