Colonoscopy cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for colonoscopy, diagnostic: from $372.62 to $2,701.60, with a median of $1,339.99. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 7.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,339.99, is 26% below the US median of $1,808.81.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Minnesota ranks 12th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 52 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 45378. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$372.62Lakewood Health System
Median$1,339.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,701.60in Minnesota
Lowest saves$967.37vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $372.62 | $601.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Diagnostic colonoscopy | $487.76 | $1,876.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $558.75 | $745.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN COLONOSCOPY, FLEXIBLE; DIAG, W/COLLECTION SPECIMEN BY BRUSHING O | $645.12 | $1,008.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN COLONOSCOPY, FLEXIBLE; DIAG, W/COLLECTION SPECIMEN BY BRUSHING OR WASHING | $652.80 | $768.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $653.00 | $653.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $667.04 | $758.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $723.20 | $1,130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $844.11 | $2,105.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $857.35 | $1,319.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,024.43 | $2,554.68 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,051.83 | $2,623.01 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,085.74 | $2,554.68 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,085.74 | $2,554.68 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,094.31 | $1,351.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,114.79 | $2,623.01 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $1,187.20 | $1,696.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,207.82 | $3,012.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,207.82 | $3,012.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,207.82 | $3,012.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,207.82 | $3,012.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COLONOSCOPY W/WO BRUSH/WASH | $1,207.82 | $3,012.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Diagnostic colonoscopy | $1,216.24 | $2,644.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Diagnostic colonoscopy | $1,235.78 | $4,753.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Colonoscopy w/o Biopsy | $1,290.00 | $3,084.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Diagnostic colonoscopy | $1,320.90 | $3,570.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN COLONOSCPY FLEXIBLE PROXIMAL TO SPLENIC FLEXURE DX WWO SPECIMENS COLO | $1,359.07 | $1,765.02 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Diagnostic colonoscopy | $1,451.19 | $2,379.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Colonoscopy Flx DX W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd | $1,574.91 | $2,988.44 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd | $1,609.15 | $2,958.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 45378P COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC | $1,631.51 | $2,679.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN COLONOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC | $1,741.84 | $2,453.30 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $1,775.36 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI COLONOSCPY,DX W/WO COLLCT SPEC | $1,777.38 | $2,693.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $1,814.93 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,819.31 | $2,165.84 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $1,865.82 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $1,865.82 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $1,865.82 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $1,902.57 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN SURG 45378 COLONOSCOPY FLEXIBLE | $1,996.00 | $1,996.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Colonoscopy Flx DX W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd | $2,074.75 | $3,936.91 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $2,089.15 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $2,089.15 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $2,089.15 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $2,089.15 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $2,089.15 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $2,089.15 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN COLONOSCOPY,FLEX,DIAGNOSTIC | $2,089.15 | $2,827.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN COLONOSCOPY | $2,141.69 | $2,519.64 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec When Pfrmd | $2,434.43 | $2,958.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN ED 45378 COLONOSCOPY DIAG | $2,701.60 | $3,377.00 | Mar 4, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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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 | 15 | $487.76 | $1,207.82 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $723.20 | $1,777.38 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $1,085.74 | $1,741.84 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $653.00 | $1,371.08 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $2,089.15 | $2,089.15 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $2,701.60 | $2,701.60 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $1,902.57 | $1,902.57 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $2,141.69 | $2,141.69 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $1,814.93 | $1,814.93 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $1,290.00 | $1,290.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $857.35 | $857.35 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,819.31 | $1,819.31 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $2,089.15 | $2,089.15 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $1,996.00 | $1,996.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $1,216.24 | $1,216.24 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,359.07 | $1,359.07 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $645.12 | $645.12 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $652.80 | $652.80 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $558.75 | $558.75 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $1,451.19 | $1,451.19 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $667.04 | $667.04 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $1,631.51 | $1,631.51 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $2,089.15 | $2,089.15 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $372.62 | $372.62 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $2,434.43 | $2,434.43 |
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 colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Colonoscopy explained.
Colonoscopy, diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$2,014.35
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$2,275.83
- Arkansas$1,177.22
- California$2,080.00
- Colorado$2,018.88
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,373.00, 4 hospitals
- Florida$3,018.67
- Georgia$3,968.25
- Hawaii$1,483.35
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,401.65
- Indiana$2,024.97
- Iowa$1,744.84
- Kansas$1,258.00
- Kentucky$3,074.40
- Louisiana$771.66
- Maine$1,263.75
- Maryland$2,639.92, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$2,276.50
- Michigan$1,063.88
- Mississippi$984.70
- Missouri$1,683.35
- Montana$1,794.00
- Nebraska$1,996.21
- Nevada$1,491.55
- New Hampshire$1,279.39
- New Jersey$1,216.56
- New Mexico$1,385.20
- New York$1,945.66
- North Carolina$1,431.00
- North Dakota$1,846.40
- Ohio$2,726.10
- Oklahoma$1,480.96
- Oregon$2,103.75
- Pennsylvania$1,500.00
- Puerto Rico$471.05
- Rhode Island$3,102.47
- South Carolina$2,991.00
- South Dakota$2,144.00
- Tennessee$1,261.31
- Texas$1,541.44
- Utah$2,095.45, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,114.00
- Virginia$1,415.00
- Washington$1,932.48
- West Virginia$1,266.50
- Wisconsin$1,741.38
- Wyoming$2,009.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.