Spirometry cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $41.60 to $278.19, with a median of $171.45. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $129.85 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $158.83 at 77 hospitals.
- The median here, $171.45, is 30% below the US median of $245.50.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Duluth, MN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Minnesota by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 94010, 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 Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 FP-BREATHING CAPACITY TEST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.60 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 36% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 SPIROMETRY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.24 | $214.00 | $70.83–$184.04 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN SPIROMETRY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.24 | $214.00 | $70.83–$184.04 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 SPIROMETRY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $141.24 | $214.00 | $70.83–$184.04 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $158.26 | $252.00 | $57.96–$227.81 | 37% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $166.32 | $252.00 | $83.41–$216.72 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $166.32 | $252.00 | $83.41–$216.72 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $166.32 | $252.00 | $83.41–$216.72 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 SPIROMETRY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $171.45 | $232.00 | $92.34–$209.96 | 26% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 SPIROMETRY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $171.45 | $232.00 | $74.24–$209.96 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 SPIROMETRY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $171.45 | $232.00 | $89.06–$232.00 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $186.23 | $252.00 | $96.74–$252.00 | 26% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $186.23 | $252.00 | $80.64–$228.06 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $186.23 | $252.00 | $100.30–$228.06 | 26% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Breathing Capacity Test File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $233.92 | $430.00 | — | 46% |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $238.95 | $295.00 | $100.86–$295.00 | 19% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 SPIROMETRY File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $278.19 | $421.50 | — | 34% |
Outpatient: lowest $41.60, median $171.45, highest $278.19 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $171.45. 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 9 of 9 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 spirometry is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Spirometry explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 94010 ($240.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNHC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $21.25 | file |