Spirometry with bronchodilator cost in Grand Rapids, MN
In Grand Rapids, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry before and after a bronchodilator: from $242.50 to $328.86, with a median of $285.68. The lowest listed price is at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital — $43.18 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $328.86 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 94060, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC BRONCHODILATION RESPONSE, SPIRO, PRE/POST ADMIN | $242.50 | $570.57 | $196.85–$918.61 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River, MN · (218) 246-4200 BRONCH EVAL B/A BRONCH | $328.86 | $445.00 | $170.84–$445.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River, MN · (218) 246-4200 BRONCHO RESPONSE PRE & POST TC | $345.11 | $467.00 | $179.28–$467.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $242.50, median $285.68, highest $328.86 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $285.68. 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 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
This test repeats spirometry after an inhaled bronchodilator to see whether breathing improves, which helps diagnose asthma.
What the price covers
The price usually covers both tests and the report; the medicine may be billed separately.