Kidney ultrasound cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $119.86 to $1,035.20, with a median of $516.36. The lowest price is at Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park). The highest price is 8.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $516.36, is 11% below the US median of $580.00.
- That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Minnesota ranks 21st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 82 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 76770. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$119.86Methodist Hospital
Median$516.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,035.20in Minnesota
Lowest saves$396.50vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ultrasound abdominal back wall | $119.86 | $461.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI US EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP | $146.30 | $209.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC US,RETROPERIT, B-SCAN/REAL TIME,COMPLETE - US RENAL COMPLETE | $166.88 | $298.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ultrasound abdominal back wall | $197.86 | $761.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $215.94 | $538.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $215.94 | $538.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $215.94 | $538.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $215.94 | $538.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $215.94 | $538.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Ultrasound behind abdominal cavity | $226.61 | $430.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Ultrasound behind abdominal cavity | $226.61 | $430.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG US RENAL | $227.57 | $474.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $227.57 | $474.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG US RENAL | $227.57 | $474.10 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $228.47 | $569.74 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $228.87 | $538.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $229.95 | $573.42 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $233.75 | $550.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC US RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $243.79 | $573.62 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $283.53 | $506.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG US RENAL | $304.47 | $543.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG US RENAL | $304.47 | $543.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG US RENAL | $304.47 | $543.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG US RENAL | $304.47 | $543.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $373.00 | $581.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN US RENAL BIL | $381.64 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ultrasound abdominal back wall | $390.72 | $1,056.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $420.80 | $526.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN US RENAL BIL | $428.80 | $670.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Renal/Bladder | $443.00 | $1,058.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $450.74 | $727.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC US,RETROPERIT, B-SCAN/REAL TIME,COMPLETE - US RENAL COMPLETE | $451.64 | $806.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $457.81 | $729.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Retroperitoneal Complete US | $459.68 | $845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $459.90 | $597.27 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $481.14 | $594.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $481.14 | $729.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $481.14 | $729.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $481.14 | $729.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $490.62 | $729.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $515.68 | $586.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN ultrasound abdominal back wall | $517.04 | $1,124.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN AORTA COMP DUPLEX | $521.36 | $931.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $526.17 | $712.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $526.17 | $712.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $526.17 | $712.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $526.17 | $712.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $526.17 | $712.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $526.17 | $712.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN US RETROPERITONEAL TC | $526.17 | $712.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN AORTA COMP DUPLEX | $536.19 | $879.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN AORTA COMP DUPLEX | $548.80 | $980.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN US RENAL BIL | $551.00 | $950.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN US Renal Bil | $554.47 | $767.97 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $557.00 | $557.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $581.25 | $691.96 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $584.25 | $779.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $594.00 | $660.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG RAD US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE PORTABLE | $599.08 | $1,762.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $603.85 | $929.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $614.90 | $946.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI US RETROPERITONEAL | $654.08 | $1,022.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Retroperitoneal Complete US | $695.44 | $845.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN ultrasound abdominal back wall | $696.62 | $1,142.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $701.00 | $701.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN ED 76770 US RETROPERITONEUM | $724.00 | $905.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN RETROPERITONEAL, COMPLETE | $724.20 | $852.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 76770 US RENAL | $735.06 | $1,207.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $745.60 | $932.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $772.53 | $1,221.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $776.80 | $971.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $779.20 | $974.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN ED 76770 US RETROPERITONEUM | $790.50 | $930.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN US RENAL BIL | $814.29 | $957.99 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $816.00 | $1,200.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | $847.45 | $997.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $863.10 | $1,233.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $905.60 | $1,132.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $996.80 | $1,246.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $996.80 | $1,246.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $1,017.60 | $1,272.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN US RETROPERITONEUM | $1,035.20 | $1,294.00 | 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.
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 | 19 | $119.86 | $226.61 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $243.79 | $481.14 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $166.88 | $309.26 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $490.62 | $544.85 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $304.47 | $373.74 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $526.17 | $613.58 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $233.75 | $379.96 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $283.53 | $528.03 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $526.17 | $526.17 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $847.45 | $847.45 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $381.64 | $381.64 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $420.80 | $420.80 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $521.36 | $521.36 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $724.00 | $724.00 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $1,017.60 | $1,017.60 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $814.29 | $814.29 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $373.00 | $373.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $603.85 | $603.85 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $581.25 | $581.25 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $526.17 | $526.17 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $557.00 | $557.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $517.04 | $517.04 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $459.90 | $459.90 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $1,035.20 | $1,035.20 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $428.80 | $428.80 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $551.00 | $551.00 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $724.20 | $724.20 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $594.00 | $594.00 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $863.10 | $863.10 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $584.25 | $584.25 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $996.80 | $996.80 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $696.62 | $696.62 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $790.50 | $790.50 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $304.47 | $304.47 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $548.80 | $548.80 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $515.68 | $515.68 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $735.06 | $735.06 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $526.17 | $526.17 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $614.90 | $614.90 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $450.74 | $450.74 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $745.60 | $745.60 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $776.80 | $776.80 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $695.44 | $695.44 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $554.47 | $554.47 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $996.80 | $996.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $779.20 | $779.20 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $816.00 | $816.00 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $536.19 | $536.19 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $905.60 | $905.60 |
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
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Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys in other states
- Alabama$394.80
- Alaska$960.50
- Arizona$421.32
- Arkansas$329.20
- California$847.60
- Colorado$673.29
- Connecticut$375.00
- Delaware$903.05
- District of Columbia$677.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,272.19
- Georgia$500.28
- Hawaii$643.65
- Idaho$468.00
- Illinois$806.93
- Indiana$501.00
- Iowa$607.93
- Kansas$399.70
- Kentucky$581.40
- Louisiana$288.30
- Maine$418.71
- Maryland$681.59
- Massachusetts$634.00
- Michigan$604.43
- Mississippi$341.53
- Missouri$621.00
- Montana$501.31
- Nebraska$784.70
- Nevada$900.69
- New Hampshire$620.00
- New Jersey$208.26
- New Mexico$527.31
- New York$421.58
- North Carolina$576.00
- North Dakota$435.75
- Ohio$709.20
- Oklahoma$467.21
- Oregon$566.15
- Pennsylvania$726.60
- Puerto Rico$137.50
- Rhode Island$455.00
- South Carolina$562.32
- South Dakota$880.80
- Tennessee$273.96
- Texas$719.40
- Utah$1,221.38
- Vermont$722.91
- Virginia$637.80
- Washington$618.80
- West Virginia$438.50
- Wisconsin$549.25
- Wyoming$605.94
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.