Screening colonoscopy cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 15 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $479.04 to $1,320.90, with a median of $776.23. The lowest listed price is at North Memorial Health Care — $297.19 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,216.24 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 14 cities for code G0121, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and May 18, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Memorial Health Care lowest Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $479.04 | $745.00 | $130.45–$744.86 | 36% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Ca Screen Colonoscopy | $487.76 | $1,876.00 | $342.18–$1,869.00 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $525.02 | $1,235.33 | $122.70–$1,111.80 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $663.26 | $1,654.00 | $434.03–$1,630.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $775.87 | $1,237.42 | $122.70–$1,113.68 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $776.03 | $1,237.68 | $122.70–$1,113.91 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $776.03 | $1,237.68 | $122.70–$1,113.91 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $776.23 | $1,238.00 | $122.70–$1,114.20 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $776.23 | $1,238.00 | $122.70–$1,114.20 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $776.23 | $1,238.00 | $122.70–$1,114.20 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $826.06 | $2,060.00 | $652.00–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $826.06 | $2,060.00 | $653.00–$2,762.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $826.06 | $2,060.00 | $652.00–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $826.06 | $2,060.00 | $653.00–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $826.06 | $2,060.00 | $653.00–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $826.06 | $2,060.00 | $508.82–$2,076.98 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Colon Ca Scrn Not Hi Risk Ind | $844.23 | $1,605.00 | $199.29–$2,329.55 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $1,032.58 | $2,575.00 | $653.00–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $1,032.58 | $2,575.00 | $653.00–$2,872.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $1,094.38 | $2,575.00 | $653.00–$2,872.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Ca Screen Colonoscopy | $1,211.65 | $2,686.00 | $881.01–$2,695.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Ca Screen Colonoscopy | $1,212.38 | $4,663.00 | $482.00–$3,497.25 | 74% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Ca Screen Colonoscopy | $1,284.49 | $2,442.00 | $969.96–$2,442.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Ca Screen Colonoscopy | $1,320.90 | $3,570.00 | $10.06–$3,213.00 | 63% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $479.04, median $776.23, highest $1,320.90 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $776.23. 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 15 of 15 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 is a routine colonoscopy for someone with no symptoms and no high-risk factors, done to find and prevent colorectal cancer. G0121 is a Medicare screening code; for people at average risk Medicare covers it once every 10 years, or 4 years after a screening sigmoidoscopy.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia, the bowel-prep medicine and any pathology are usually billed or bought separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code G0121 ($1,216.24). 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.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $31.18 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS COLOREC CANC SCRN,SCOPY NOT HI RISK | $70.51 | file |