Blood glucose test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for blood glucose (sugar) test: from $5.27 to $95.40, with a median of $45.50. The lowest price is at Maple Grove Hospital (Maple Grove) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 18.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $45.50, is 45% above the US median of $31.45.
- That is 11.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.93).
- Minnesota ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 81 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 82947. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.27Maple Grove Hospital + 1 more
Median$45.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$95.40in Minnesota
Lowest saves$40.23vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Hospital lowest Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | $5.27 | $10.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care lowest Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | $5.27 | $10.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC GLUCOSE WHOLE BLOOD | $5.95 | $14.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE | $5.95 | $14.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN GLUCOSE FASTING | $7.28 | $13.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Chemistry | $7.56 | $16.43 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Lipid+Glucose Screen,POC | $7.80 | $30.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $11.18 | $43.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG NASH GLUCOSE | $11.59 | $20.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG NASH GLUCOSE | $11.59 | $20.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG NASH GLUCOSE | $11.59 | $20.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG NASH GLUCOSE | $11.59 | $20.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN MHPAN GLUCOSE | $11.76 | $21.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG FASTING GLUCOSE QUEST | $11.81 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG FASTING GLUCOSE QUEST | $11.81 | $24.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG FASTING GLUCOSE QUEST | $11.81 | $24.60 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG FASTING GLUCOSE QUEST | $14.90 | $26.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE | $18.17 | $45.31 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE | $18.17 | $45.31 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE | $18.17 | $45.31 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE | $18.29 | $45.59 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE WHOLE BLOOD | $18.45 | $45.99 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE WHOLE BLOOD | $18.45 | $46.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE | $18.48 | $46.06 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC GLUCOSE | $19.58 | $46.06 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN GLUCOSE | $21.12 | $33.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN GLUCOSE | $26.10 | $45.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS CLINITEST | $26.60 | $38.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG FASTING GLUCOSE | $27.30 | $39.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN GLUCOSE; QUANT, BLOOD POCT | $27.41 | $45.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN GLUCOSE | $28.42 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GLUCOSE;QUANT, BLOOD | $29.44 | $46.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE,BLOOD GLUCOSE - GTT FASTING | $34.16 | $61.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Glucose | $36.00 | $86.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Assay, Glucose, Blood Quant | $36.45 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN GLUCOSE | $37.06 | $52.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI GLUCOSE BLOOD | $39.00 | $39.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $40.30 | $62.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $44.02 | $71.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $44.80 | $56.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $45.50 | $70.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $46.47 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $47.20 | $59.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $47.51 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $48.40 | $55.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Blood glucose (sugar) level | $48.60 | $60.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC ASSAY QUANTITATIVE,BLOOD GLUCOSE - GTT FASTING | $48.72 | $87.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $48.84 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $48.84 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $48.84 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $49.58 | $134.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $49.80 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $50.15 | $59.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Glucometer (Whole Blood Glucose) (POC) | $50.32 | $69.70 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $51.20 | $64.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI GLUCOSE, RANDOM | $52.47 | $79.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $52.80 | $66.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $52.80 | $66.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG GLUCOSE | $54.40 | $160.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $54.40 | $68.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $54.69 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $54.69 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $54.69 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $54.69 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $54.69 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $54.69 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN ASSAY, GLUCOSE, BLOOD QUANT | $54.69 | $74.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Assay, Glucose, Blood Quant | $55.14 | $67.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN GLUCOSE | $56.10 | $66.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $56.29 | $73.10 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN GLUCOMETER NOVA | $57.95 | $95.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN GLUCOSE | $58.65 | $69.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $62.40 | $78.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $66.00 | $66.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $76.00 | $76.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Chemistry | $76.25 | $125.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $76.81 | $91.44 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN GLUCOSE | $77.19 | $122.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $82.50 | $110.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Blood glucose (sugar) level | $92.65 | $109.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN GLUCOSE QUANT BLOOD (EXCEPT REAGENT STRIP) 82947 | $95.40 | $106.00 | Jul 16, 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 | 20 | $5.27 | $18.17 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $5.95 | $48.84 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $5.95 | $37.06 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $34.16 | $41.44 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $49.80 | $52.10 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $11.59 | $23.80 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $54.69 | $65.34 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $14.90 | $46.04 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $54.69 | $54.69 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $92.65 | $92.65 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $28.42 | $28.42 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $11.76 | $11.76 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $58.65 | $58.65 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $47.51 | $47.51 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $40.30 | $40.30 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $76.81 | $76.81 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $54.69 | $54.69 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $7.56 | $7.56 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $56.29 | $56.29 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $21.12 | $21.12 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $26.10 | $26.10 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $56.10 | $56.10 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $95.40 | $95.40 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $82.50 | $82.50 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $76.25 | $76.25 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $50.15 | $50.15 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $11.59 | $11.59 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $7.28 | $7.28 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $48.40 | $48.40 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $27.41 | $27.41 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $54.69 | $54.69 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $45.50 | $45.50 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $44.02 | $44.02 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $51.20 | $51.20 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $55.14 | $55.14 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $50.32 | $50.32 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $44.80 | $44.80 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $57.95 | $57.95 |
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 blood glucose test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood glucose test explained.
Blood glucose (sugar) test in other states
- Alabama$26.10
- Alaska$42.75
- Arizona$45.20
- Arkansas$18.54
- California$37.52
- Colorado$59.83
- Connecticut$23.35
- Delaware$37.80
- District of Columbia$46.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$44.80
- Georgia$36.66
- Hawaii$36.60
- Idaho$26.60
- Illinois$39.75
- Indiana$26.62
- Iowa$36.40
- Kansas$26.00
- Kentucky$33.50
- Louisiana$14.05
- Maine$23.35
- Maryland$11.50
- Massachusetts$31.00
- Michigan$24.00
- Mississippi$27.37
- Missouri$29.85
- Montana$39.20
- Nebraska$52.00
- Nevada$80.87
- New Hampshire$34.82
- New Jersey$4.52
- New Mexico$39.18
- New York$18.00
- North Carolina$35.97
- North Dakota$29.46
- Ohio$23.58
- Oklahoma$27.95
- Oregon$24.00
- Pennsylvania$25.78
- Puerto Rico$16.00
- Rhode Island$19.80
- South Carolina$33.60
- South Dakota$59.20
- Tennessee$22.56
- Texas$41.70
- Utah$104.56
- Vermont$41.00
- Virginia$45.00
- Washington$37.40
- West Virginia$23.00
- Wisconsin$24.42
- Wyoming$41.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.