Retina OCT scan cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $28.50 to $138.55, with a median of $119.10. The lowest price is at Stevens Community Medical Center (Morris). The highest price is 4.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $119.10, is 28% above the US median of $93.00.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Minnesota ranks 16th of 25 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 92134. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$28.50Stevens Community Medical Center
Median$119.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$138.55in Minnesota
Lowest saves$90.60vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Community Medical Center lowest Morris · Morris, MN Imaging of retina | $28.50 | $38.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $31.55 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $47.73 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 92134 COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC DIAG IMAGING RETINA | $74.91 | $123.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $119.09 | $296.97 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $119.09 | $296.97 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $119.10 | $297.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $119.10 | $297.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $119.37 | $297.68 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $119.37 | $297.68 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $119.37 | $297.68 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING RETINA | $126.52 | $297.68 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital one side Madison · Madison, MN COMPUTERIZED OPHTHALMIC DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, POSTERIOR SEGMENT, W INTERP/REPORT, UNILAT OR BIL;RETINA | $138.55 | $163.00 | Jun 23, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. 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 | 8 | $119.09 | $119.24 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $31.55 | $31.55 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $138.55 | $138.55 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $28.50 | $28.50 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $74.91 | $74.91 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $47.73 | $47.73 |
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 retina OCT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Retina OCT scan explained.
OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography) in other states
- Alabama$604.58, 2 hospitals
- Alaska$215.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$72.39, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$111.00
- California$123.70
- Colorado$226.82, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$119.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$65.00
- Georgia$179.00
- Hawaii$19.80, 1 hospital
- Idaho$32.00
- Illinois$93.86
- Indiana$147.70
- Iowa$231.25, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$63.39, 2 hospitals
- Kentucky$43.40
- Louisiana$61.04
- Maine$28.56, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$225.00
- Michigan$210.00
- Mississippi$604.58
- Missouri$73.45
- Nebraska$81.25, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$65.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$72.50
- New Mexico$66.00, 1 hospital
- New York$70.29
- North Carolina$95.09, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$68.75, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$78.82
- Oklahoma$121.10, 1 hospital
- Oregon$178.10, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$152.40
- South Carolina$58.00
- South Dakota$33.50, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$38.83
- Texas$166.13
- Vermont$52.98, 1 hospital
- Virginia$93.00
- Washington$80.00
- West Virginia$139.75
- Wisconsin$42.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.