Breast lump removal cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $390.40 to $13,386.62, with a median of $2,005.81. The lowest price is at Meeker County Memorial Hospital (Litchfield). The highest price is 34.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,005.81, is 52% below the US median of $4,185.70.
- Minnesota ranks 11th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19120. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$390.40Meeker County Memorial Hospital
Median$2,005.81half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,386.62in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,615.41vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital lowest Litchfield · Litchfield, MN REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION; 1 OR MORE LESIONS (PBB) | $390.40 | $610.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $616.85 | $949.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $673.32 | $1,086.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS EXCISION BREAST CYST LUMPEC | $743.36 | $1,161.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $882.73 | $2,077.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $882.73 | $2,077.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $909.00 | $1,212.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN EXCISION TUMOR, LESION, BREAST | $942.09 | $1,489.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $1,340.24 | $1,523.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC EXCISION BREAST LESION, OPEN >=1 | $1,470.07 | $3,666.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN EXCISION CYST, FIBROADENOMA, OTHER BENIGN OR MALIGNANT TUMOR, OPEN, MALE OR FEMALE, 1 OR MORE LESION | $1,470.50 | $1,730.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Removal of breast lesion | $1,478.36 | $5,686.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN EXC BREAST LESN(S) OPEN MALE FEMALE 1 OR MORE | $1,728.25 | $2,244.47 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $2,005.81 | $2,387.87 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN EXC CYST/ABERRANT BREAST TISSU | $2,421.46 | $3,410.50 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Removal of breast lesion | $2,497.95 | $4,095.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Removal of breast lesion | $2,870.66 | $11,041.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN EXCISE BREAST CYST | $2,978.24 | $4,639.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EXC CYST/FIBROAD/AB BR TIS/DUCT/NIP 1 > LES | $3,254.98 | $6,781.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EXC CYST/FIBROAD/AB BR TIS/DUCT/NIP 1 > LES | $3,254.98 | $6,781.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG EXC CYST/FIBROAD/AB BR TIS/DUCT/NIP 1 > LES | $3,254.98 | $6,781.20 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $4,120.33 | $10,275.13 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Removal of growth and tissue of breast, duct, or nipple | $4,644.40 | $5,464.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $4,766.49 | $9,044.58 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI EXCISION CYST ABERRANT BREAST TISS 1+ LESIONS-PRC | $7,181.00 | $7,181.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN EXCISION CYST, FIBROADENOMA, othe | $9,758.99 | $13,516.60 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $13,386.62 | $25,401.55 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 10 | $1,470.07 | $3,254.98 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $743.36 | $813.04 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $882.73 | $1,652.10 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $4,644.40 | $4,644.40 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $2,978.24 | $2,978.24 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $616.85 | $616.85 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $2,005.81 | $2,005.81 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,728.25 | $1,728.25 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $390.40 | $390.40 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,470.50 | $1,470.50 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $909.00 | $909.00 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $942.09 | $942.09 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $2,497.95 | $2,497.95 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,340.24 | $1,340.24 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $673.32 | $673.32 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $9,758.99 | $9,758.99 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What breast lump removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast lump removal explained.
Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in other states
- Alabama$4,000.00
- Alaska$5,701.80
- Arizona$5,240.74
- Arkansas$3,066.60
- California$5,011.00
- Colorado$5,598.88
- Connecticut$11,335.42, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$6,876.24
- District of Columbia$5,467.61, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,023.39
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$9,472.40
- Idaho$3,946.38
- Illinois$2,876.10
- Indiana$5,041.40
- Iowa$1,784.38
- Kansas$2,383.68
- Kentucky$3,938.86
- Louisiana$1,413.48
- Maine$1,421.70
- Maryland$1,153.19, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$6,576.62
- Michigan$5,383.86
- Mississippi$1,804.25
- Missouri$2,462.91
- Montana$1,118.40
- Nebraska$1,189.60
- Nevada$4,258.00
- New Hampshire$1,690.34, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,109.67
- New Mexico$3,222.51
- New York$4,531.42
- North Carolina$4,824.00
- North Dakota$1,781.31
- Ohio$4,451.40
- Oklahoma$1,615.82
- Oregon$1,604.25
- Pennsylvania$9,042.48
- Puerto Rico$1,450.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,525.96, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$11,357.80
- South Dakota$4,396.80
- Tennessee$4,150.42
- Texas$4,920.97
- Utah$6,108.69, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,820.50
- Virginia$5,849.28
- Washington$4,877.28
- West Virginia$4,308.00
- Wisconsin$2,001.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.