ALT liver test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test: from $10.26 to $111.60, with a median of $48.79. The lowest price is at Hutchinson Hospital (Hutchinson). The highest price is 10.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $48.79, is 30% above the US median of $37.50.
- That is 9.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.30).
- Minnesota ranks 37th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 80 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 84460. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.26Hutchinson Hospital
Median$48.79half of hospitals charge less
Highest$111.60in Minnesota
Lowest saves$38.53vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Hospital lowest Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Chemistry | $10.26 | $22.31 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $10.40 | $40.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $10.40 | $40.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $11.59 | $22.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $11.59 | $22.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ALT QUEST | $13.68 | $28.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ALT QUEST | $13.68 | $28.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ALT QUEST | $13.68 | $28.50 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG NASH ALT | $15.51 | $27.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG NASH ALT | $15.51 | $27.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG NASH ALT | $15.51 | $27.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG NASH ALT | $15.51 | $27.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $16.85 | $42.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $16.85 | $42.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $16.85 | $42.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $16.85 | $42.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $16.85 | $42.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $16.85 | $42.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $16.85 | $42.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG ALT QUEST | $17.25 | $30.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $17.85 | $42.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $17.85 | $42.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC LIVER FIBROSIS ALT | $17.85 | $42.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT) | $24.96 | $39.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS SGPT | $26.60 | $38.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT) | $28.42 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $28.80 | $36.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT) | $29.00 | $50.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG ALT (SGPT) | $34.34 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Alanine Amino (Alt) (Sgpt) | $35.36 | $65.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $37.15 | $61.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN ALT | $38.08 | $68.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ALANINE AMINO (ALT), (SGPT) | $39.04 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $43.20 | $54.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN ALT/SGPT | $44.00 | $105.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN ALT | $44.53 | $73.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $44.64 | $72.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) - ALT (SGPT) | $46.20 | $82.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI ALT | $48.18 | $73.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $48.60 | $60.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $48.98 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $50.08 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $50.40 | $63.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $51.48 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $51.48 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $51.48 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $52.49 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Alanine Amino (Alt) (Sgpt) | $53.50 | $65.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $53.60 | $67.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Alanine Aminotransferase (Alt) | $54.59 | $75.61 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN SGPT / ALT | $55.38 | $78.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN ALT | $56.00 | $100.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.64 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.64 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.64 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.64 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.64 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.64 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN TRANSFERASE; ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $57.64 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $59.50 | $70.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG ALT (SGPT) | $59.50 | $85.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry | $59.94 | $162.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $61.60 | $70.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Chemistry | $62.83 | $103.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $63.00 | $84.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $63.85 | $76.01 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $65.00 | $100.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT) | $73.95 | $87.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $74.40 | $93.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $76.00 | $76.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT) | $76.50 | $90.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $77.00 | $77.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $79.30 | $122.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Liver enzyme (SGPT), level | $81.60 | $96.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $85.60 | $107.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $85.60 | $107.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $97.02 | $126.00 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN SGPT (ALT) | $99.97 | $158.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ALT | $104.00 | $104.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT 84460 | $111.60 | $124.00 | 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 | $10.40 | $16.85 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $17.85 | $48.98 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $17.85 | $55.38 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $34.34 | $43.42 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $15.51 | $29.76 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $57.64 | $66.82 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $17.25 | $58.61 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $57.64 | $57.64 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $28.42 | $28.42 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $38.08 | $38.08 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $76.50 | $76.50 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $50.08 | $50.08 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $63.85 | $63.85 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $57.64 | $57.64 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $10.26 | $10.26 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $97.02 | $97.02 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $53.60 | $53.60 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $24.96 | $24.96 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $73.95 | $73.95 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $85.60 | $85.60 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $62.83 | $62.83 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $15.51 | $15.51 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $37.15 | $37.15 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $57.64 | $57.64 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $79.30 | $79.30 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $44.64 | $44.64 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $53.50 | $53.50 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $54.59 | $54.59 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $85.60 | $85.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $44.53 | $44.53 |
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 ALT liver test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ALT liver test explained.
ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test in other states
- Alabama$27.42
- Alaska$58.34
- Arizona$23.71
- Arkansas$21.08
- California$43.12
- Colorado$59.42
- Connecticut$28.35
- Delaware$90.45
- District of Columbia$60.34, 3 hospitals
- Florida$39.40
- Georgia$31.95
- Hawaii$47.60
- Idaho$32.25
- Illinois$55.00
- Indiana$27.50
- Iowa$43.55
- Kansas$34.08
- Kentucky$62.97
- Louisiana$20.10
- Maine$33.88
- Maryland$5.75
- Massachusetts$42.00
- Michigan$24.00
- Mississippi$27.20
- Missouri$48.70
- Montana$51.83
- Nebraska$61.50
- Nevada$60.90
- New Hampshire$61.06
- New Jersey$6.10
- New Mexico$72.80
- New York$23.13
- North Carolina$43.50
- North Dakota$40.58
- Ohio$27.93
- Oklahoma$32.60
- Oregon$24.00
- Pennsylvania$36.40
- Puerto Rico$19.41
- Rhode Island$32.00
- South Carolina$45.00
- South Dakota$72.80
- Tennessee$27.60
- Texas$52.87
- Utah$120.30
- Vermont$39.06
- Virginia$50.05
- Washington$47.20
- West Virginia$29.00
- Wisconsin$35.00
- Wyoming$25.08
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.