Hemorrhoid banding cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 39 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $218.64 to $3,478.82, with a median of $815.17. The lowest price is at Community Memorial Hospital (Cloquet). The highest price is 15.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $815.17, is 28% below the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Minnesota ranks 10th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$218.64Community Memorial Hospital
Median$815.17half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,478.82in Minnesota
Lowest saves$596.53vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS-SC,LIGATION HEMORRHOID W/FC | $218.64 | $341.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY, INTERNAL, BY RUBBER BAND LIGATION(S) (PBB) | $310.40 | $485.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $312.65 | $481.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $362.08 | $584.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $415.65 | $978.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $471.63 | $751.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $495.66 | $751.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $495.66 | $751.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $495.66 | $751.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN ED 46221 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SMPL LIG | $600.80 | $751.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SMPL LIGATURE | $646.95 | $911.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $667.34 | $794.45 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $756.92 | $1,179.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $811.63 | $2,024.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $815.17 | $2,032.82 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $860.20 | $2,024.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC HEMORRHOIDECTOMY W BANDING/LIGATION | $860.20 | $2,024.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Hemorrhoidectomy,Int,Band | $890.00 | $2,127.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $890.19 | $1,099.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 46221 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY, INTERNAL, BY RUBBER BAND LIGATION(S | $948.21 | $1,557.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SMPL LIGATURE | $1,179.12 | $1,531.32 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 46221 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,217.60 | $1,522.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,310.25 | $1,773.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,310.25 | $1,773.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,310.25 | $1,773.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,310.25 | $1,773.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,310.25 | $1,773.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,310.25 | $1,773.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,310.25 | $1,773.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN ED 46221 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SMPL LIG | $1,644.80 | $2,056.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN SURG 46221 LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $1,665.60 | $2,082.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN HEMORR W BANDING | $1,826.40 | $2,283.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Hemorrhoidectomy Smpl Ligature | $2,299.49 | $4,227.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Hemorrhoidectomy Smpl Ligature | $3,478.82 | $4,227.00 | Apr 1, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $218.64 | $677.93 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 8 | $811.63 | $811.63 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $415.65 | $646.95 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $1,310.25 | $1,310.25 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $1,217.60 | $1,217.60 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $1,665.60 | $1,665.60 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $756.92 | $756.92 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 1 | $890.00 | $890.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $312.65 | $312.65 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $667.34 | $667.34 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $1,310.25 | $1,310.25 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,310.25 | $1,310.25 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,179.12 | $1,179.12 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $1,826.40 | $1,826.40 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $310.40 | $310.40 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $948.21 | $948.21 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $1,310.25 | $1,310.25 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $362.08 | $362.08 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $3,478.82 | $3,478.82 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $1,644.80 | $1,644.80 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $600.80 | $600.80 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.