Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $113.53 to $1,666.17, with a median of $716.74. The lowest price is at Rainy Lake Medical Center (International Falls). The highest price is 14.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $716.74, is 11% below the US median of $805.86.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Minnesota ranks 21st of 50 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 93017. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$113.53Rainy Lake Medical Center
Median$716.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,666.17in Minnesota
Lowest saves$603.21vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainy Lake Medical Center lowest International Falls · International Falls, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING PERSANTINE | $113.53 | $147.43 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG RAD CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY | $116.88 | $116.88 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING - STRESS TEST ONLY, EXERCISE | $138.32 | $247.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Cardiovascular Stress test | $231.25 | $625.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY | $286.30 | $409.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Cardiovascular Stress test | $290.42 | $1,117.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Cardiovascular Stress test | $347.62 | $1,337.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Cardiovascular Stress test | $352.82 | $767.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Stress Test-Tech Comp | $354.00 | $845.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $398.26 | $829.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $398.26 | $829.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $398.26 | $829.70 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $416.44 | $1,038.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $416.44 | $1,038.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $416.44 | $1,038.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $416.44 | $1,038.50 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $425.06 | $1,060.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $425.06 | $1,060.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $425.06 | $1,060.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $440.00 | $550.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $447.47 | $697.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $450.50 | $1,060.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $450.50 | $1,060.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY | $450.50 | $1,060.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN PR CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST, TREADMILL/BICYCLE, CONT MONITORIN | $450.66 | $740.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with EKG tracing and monitoring | $461.65 | $876.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with EKG tracing and monitoring | $461.65 | $876.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN STRESS TEST PHARMACOLOGIC | $467.48 | $806.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $499.85 | $769.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY - REGADENOSON W NM BLD PL 1ST PASS | $501.76 | $896.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $519.56 | $838.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN STRESS TEST | $627.20 | $980.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $629.85 | $969.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CARDIAC STRESS-DOT | $651.00 | $930.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN STRESS TEST NUC MED | $659.46 | $1,137.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Cv Strs Tst Xers&/or Rx Cont Ecg Trcg Only | $663.14 | $1,219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $712.54 | $1,272.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $712.54 | $1,272.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $712.54 | $1,272.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $712.54 | $1,272.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $716.74 | $1,065.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $725.05 | $853.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $746.14 | $888.26 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN STRESS TEST | $753.81 | $886.83 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $778.72 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $784.50 | $1,046.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN STRESS TEST | $786.25 | $925.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $786.30 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $786.30 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $786.30 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $786.30 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $786.30 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $786.30 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $786.30 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG CV STRESS TEST EXERCISE OR PHARM TRACE ONLY-I | $789.15 | $1,409.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI CARDIAC EXER TEST TRACE ONLY-NIVC | $791.00 | $791.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $818.40 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $818.40 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $818.40 | $1,240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $824.80 | $1,031.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $855.36 | $972.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $856.12 | $1,259.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Cardiovascular Stress test | $863.15 | $1,415.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $900.80 | $1,126.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $908.32 | $1,622.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Stress Test | $909.71 | $1,259.99 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $913.92 | $1,632.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI EKG TREADMILL | $956.16 | $1,494.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $975.00 | $975.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Cv Strs Tst Xers&/or Rx Cont Ecg Trcg Only | $1,003.24 | $1,219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,009.55 | $1,655.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,016.00 | $1,270.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN TREADMILL STRESS EKG | $1,092.67 | $1,727.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $1,107.55 | $1,303.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,112.80 | $1,391.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,112.80 | $1,391.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,138.40 | $1,423.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,175.20 | $1,469.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,175.20 | $1,469.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,184.00 | $1,480.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $1,666.17 | $2,057.00 | Sep 1, 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
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 | $231.25 | $420.75 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $450.50 | $802.35 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $138.32 | $320.04 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $354.00 | $533.27 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $786.30 | $880.65 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $450.50 | $618.40 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $116.88 | $234.85 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $789.15 | $940.91 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $786.30 | $786.30 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $1,107.55 | $1,107.55 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $467.48 | $467.48 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $908.32 | $908.32 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $716.74 | $716.74 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $900.80 | $900.80 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $753.81 | $753.81 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $447.47 | $447.47 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $499.85 | $499.85 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $746.14 | $746.14 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $786.30 | $786.30 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $113.53 | $113.53 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $1,138.40 | $1,138.40 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $627.20 | $627.20 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $659.46 | $659.46 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $786.25 | $786.25 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $286.30 | $286.30 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $784.50 | $784.50 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $1,112.80 | $1,112.80 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $863.15 | $863.15 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $725.05 | $725.05 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $712.54 | $712.54 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $913.92 | $913.92 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $855.36 | $855.36 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $450.66 | $450.66 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $786.30 | $786.30 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $629.85 | $629.85 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $519.56 | $519.56 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $1,016.00 | $1,016.00 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $440.00 | $440.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $1,003.24 | $1,003.24 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $909.71 | $909.71 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $1,112.80 | $1,112.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $824.80 | $824.80 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $856.12 | $856.12 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $1,009.55 | $1,009.55 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 |
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 stress test (hospital charge) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stress test (hospital charge) explained.
Exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge in other states
- Alabama$608.30
- Alaska$1,162.55
- Arizona$645.05
- Arkansas$375.00
- California$1,409.00
- Colorado$1,098.20
- Connecticut$1,095.00
- Delaware$1,223.44
- District of Columbia$1,233.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,504.20
- Georgia$837.84
- Hawaii$811.85
- Idaho$827.25
- Illinois$966.53
- Indiana$760.90
- Iowa$681.43
- Kansas$557.70
- Kentucky$768.60
- Louisiana$340.12
- Maine$570.00
- Maryland$131.91
- Massachusetts$913.05
- Michigan$730.00
- Mississippi$382.20
- Missouri$769.50
- Montana$578.93
- Nebraska$1,124.75
- Nevada$821.00
- New Hampshire$844.74
- New Jersey$396.38
- New Mexico$542.70
- New York$550.75
- North Carolina$1,020.02
- North Dakota$320.00
- Ohio$897.60
- Oklahoma$386.84
- Oregon$672.00
- Pennsylvania$946.96
- Puerto Rico$841.13, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$406.80
- South Carolina$1,028.63
- South Dakota$1,171.60
- Tennessee$420.25
- Texas$1,251.88
- Utah$1,715.61
- Vermont$829.00
- Virginia$751.00
- Washington$593.84
- West Virginia$640.00
- Wisconsin$792.35
- Wyoming$850.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.