Iron test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for iron blood test (serum iron): from $8.93 to $133.20, with a median of $51.88. The lowest price is at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital (Grand Rapids) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 14.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $51.88, is 10% above the US median of $47.12.
- That is 8.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.47).
- Minnesota ranks 31st 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 83540. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.93Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital + 1 more
Median$51.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$133.20in Minnesota
Lowest saves$42.95vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital lowest Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC IRON | $8.93 | $21.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC IRON | $8.93 | $21.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN IRONPLASMA OR SERUM | $10.87 | $19.41 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN IRONPLASMA OR SERUM | $10.87 | $19.41 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN IRONPLASMA OR SERUM | $11.85 | $19.41 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Chemistry | $12.51 | $27.20 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Iron level | $12.65 | $24.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Iron level | $12.65 | $24.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $12.74 | $49.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $16.13 | $33.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $16.13 | $33.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $16.13 | $33.60 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $18.82 | $33.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $18.82 | $33.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $18.82 | $33.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $18.82 | $33.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG IRON TOTAL QUEST | $20.33 | $36.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS SERUM FE | $26.60 | $38.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN IRON | $28.16 | $44.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $29.33 | $69.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $30.13 | $75.13 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $30.13 | $75.13 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $30.13 | $75.13 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $30.29 | $75.53 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $30.29 | $75.53 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $30.29 | $75.53 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC IRON | $30.29 | $75.53 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $33.28 | $128.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN IRON 83540 | $33.60 | $42.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN IRON QUANT TISSUE SO 83540.900 | $34.00 | $50.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI IRON | $34.32 | $52.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN IRON | $37.70 | $65.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Iron level | $43.40 | $70.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Assay of Iron | $44.61 | $82.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN IRON | $45.07 | $74.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN IRON | $47.45 | $65.72 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI IRON | $48.00 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $51.43 | $139.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN IRON | $51.62 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG IRON | $51.80 | $74.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN IRON,SERUM | $51.88 | $82.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Serum Iron | $53.00 | $126.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC ASSAY OF IRON - IRON | $55.44 | $99.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Iron level | $56.55 | $87.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN ASSAY OF IRON | $58.42 | $91.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN IRON | $60.35 | $71.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN IRON 83540 | $60.80 | $76.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Iron level | $61.60 | $70.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN IRON, LIVER TISSUE 83540.800 | $61.60 | $77.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN IRON | $64.60 | $76.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN IRON 83540 | $65.60 | $82.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN IRON 83540 | $66.95 | $103.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Assay of Iron | $67.49 | $82.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN IRON 83540 | $68.00 | $80.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY OF IRON | $69.08 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Iron level | $71.25 | $95.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN PR ASSAY OF IRON | $71.40 | $210.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY OF IRON | $72.60 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY OF IRON | $72.60 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY OF IRON | $72.60 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN IRON | $73.84 | $104.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN ASSAY OF IRON | $74.03 | $110.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN IRON 83540 | $74.40 | $93.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN IRON 83540 | $74.40 | $93.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Iron level | $75.65 | $89.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN ASSAY OF IRON | $80.55 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN ASSAY OF IRON | $80.55 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN ASSAY OF IRON | $80.55 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN ASSAY OF IRON | $80.55 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY OF IRON | $80.55 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY OF IRON | $80.55 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN ASSAY OF IRON | $80.55 | $109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN IRON 83540 | $84.00 | $105.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Chemistry | $84.18 | $138.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN IRON | $84.27 | $109.43 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI IRON TOTAL | $93.00 | $93.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Iron level | $102.00 | $102.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Iron level | $102.87 | $127.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN IRON 83540 | $104.00 | $104.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Iron level | $115.88 | $137.95 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN IRON QUANT TISSUE SO 83540.900 | $133.20 | $148.00 | 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 | $12.65 | $29.73 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $8.93 | $72.60 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $8.93 | $73.84 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $71.40 | $72.72 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $18.82 | $35.91 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $80.55 | $91.28 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $20.33 | $36.10 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $80.55 | $80.55 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $55.44 | $55.44 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $75.65 | $75.65 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $51.62 | $51.62 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $10.87 | $10.87 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $60.35 | $60.35 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $58.42 | $58.42 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $56.55 | $56.55 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $115.88 | $115.88 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $80.55 | $80.55 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $12.51 | $12.51 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $84.27 | $84.27 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $65.60 | $65.60 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $28.16 | $28.16 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $37.70 | $37.70 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $64.60 | $64.60 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $133.20 | $133.20 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $51.80 | $51.80 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $71.25 | $71.25 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $84.18 | $84.18 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $18.82 | $18.82 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $10.87 | $10.87 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $45.07 | $45.07 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $80.55 | $80.55 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $66.95 | $66.95 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $43.40 | $43.40 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $67.49 | $67.49 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $60.80 | $60.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $11.85 | $11.85 |
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 iron test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Iron test explained.
Iron blood test (serum iron) in other states
- Alabama$28.45
- Alaska$78.78
- Arizona$37.75
- Arkansas$24.91
- California$58.14
- Colorado$63.00
- Connecticut$35.14
- Delaware$90.18
- District of Columbia$97.90, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$50.70
- Hawaii$39.20
- Idaho$44.00
- Illinois$77.20
- Indiana$48.00
- Iowa$45.14
- Kansas$42.66
- Kentucky$72.26
- Louisiana$21.72
- Maine$39.00
- Maryland$17.25
- Massachusetts$31.33
- Michigan$29.25
- Mississippi$34.94
- Missouri$45.50
- Montana$62.89
- Nebraska$64.50
- Nevada$70.30
- New Hampshire$63.45
- New Jersey$7.44
- New Mexico$78.14
- New York$25.73
- North Carolina$64.12
- North Dakota$38.43
- Ohio$38.03
- Oklahoma$36.38
- Oregon$40.55
- Pennsylvania$45.60
- Puerto Rico$22.32
- Rhode Island$44.00
- South Carolina$59.00
- South Dakota$72.80
- Tennessee$24.60
- Texas$73.55
- Utah$105.46
- Vermont$70.00
- Virginia$78.75
- Washington$47.04
- West Virginia$42.38
- Wisconsin$53.30
- Wyoming$36.39
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.