NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $651.28 to $3,546.88, with a median of $1,387.54. The lowest price is at St. Joseph's Area Health Services (Park Rapids). The highest price is 5.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,387.54, is 33% above the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- Minnesota ranks 31st of 40 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 81420. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services lowest Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN PRENATAL ANEUPLOIDY | $651.28 | $1,163.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN PRENATAL ANEUPLOIDY | $749.84 | $1,339.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN MATERNIT21 PLUS | $853.49 | $1,202.10 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Test for detecting genes associated with fetal disease, aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis panel | $1,386.00 | $1,575.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN NON INV PRENATAL SCREENING | $1,389.07 | $2,277.15 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Non-Invasive Informed Prenatal Screen | $1,452.88 | $5,588.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI QNATAL ADVANCED | $2,357.60 | $3,368.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI NIPS CELL-FREE DNA PRENAT SCRN | $3,546.88 | $5,542.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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 | 2 | $1,452.88 | $1,905.24 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $749.84 | $749.84 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $3,546.88 | $3,546.88 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $853.49 | $853.49 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $651.28 | $651.28 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,386.00 | $1,386.00 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $1,389.07 | $1,389.07 |
What NIPT prenatal DNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: NIPT prenatal DNA test explained.
Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) in other states
- Alabama$1,004.55
- Alaska$1,232.07
- Arizona$1,720.00
- Arkansas$1,222.00
- California$1,736.00
- Colorado$846.55
- Connecticut$3,985.28, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,429.05
- District of Columbia$2,888.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$387.50
- Georgia$899.50
- Hawaii$2,110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$695.30
- Illinois$879.90
- Indiana$850.92
- Iowa$789.30
- Kansas$2,277.15
- Kentucky$1,287.72
- Louisiana$451.08
- Maine$1,049.17
- Maryland$395.01
- Massachusetts$2,583.00
- Michigan$300.00
- Mississippi$802.40
- Missouri$1,166.10
- Montana$926.25, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$3,026.95, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$775.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,290.80, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$834.96
- New Mexico$701.96, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,140.78
- North Carolina$852.34
- North Dakota$1,277.70
- Ohio$1,456.00
- Oklahoma$1,178.78
- Oregon$1,376.40
- Pennsylvania$2,336.04
- Rhode Island$759.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$1,807.66
- South Dakota$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$998.58
- Texas$870.00
- Utah$1,531.19
- Vermont$1,581.58, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,032.80
- Washington$766.08
- West Virginia$800.00
- Wisconsin$1,206.81
- Wyoming$1,294.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.