Spirometry cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $31.92 to $421.60, with a median of $158.83. The lowest price is at Aitkin Community Hospital (Aitkin). The highest price is 13.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $158.83, is 35% below the US median of $245.50.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Minnesota ranks 8th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 77 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 94010. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$31.92Aitkin Community Hospital
Median$158.83half of hospitals charge less
Highest$421.60in Minnesota
Lowest saves$126.91vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin Community Hospital lowest Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC BREATHING CAPACITY TEST - OFFICE SPIROMETRY | $31.92 | $57.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI FP-BREATHING CAPACITY TEST | $41.60 | $65.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPHIC RECORD TOTAL AND TIMED VITAL CAPACITY EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE MEASURE (RHC) | $45.82 | $79.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN SPIROMETRY (PBB) | $46.08 | $72.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $60.75 | $81.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN PF 94010 BREATHING CAPACITY | $72.25 | $85.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Breathing capacity test | $77.48 | $298.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Breathing capacity test | $83.72 | $182.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG PFT SPIROMETRY-LAB | $84.56 | $151.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Spirometry Ltd Bedside | $86.00 | $205.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN SPIROMETRY | $92.96 | $166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN SPIROMETRY | $92.96 | $166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $99.82 | $161.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG PFT SPIROMETRY-LAB | $99.88 | $99.88 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN SPIROMETRY | $101.26 | $166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG PFT SPIROMETRY-LAB | $108.50 | $155.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SPIROMETRY INCOMPLETE | $116.11 | $241.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SPIROMETRY INCOMPLETE | $116.11 | $241.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SPIROMETRY INCOMPLETE | $116.11 | $241.90 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Breathing capacity test | $120.62 | $326.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $127.12 | $317.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $127.12 | $317.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $127.12 | $317.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $127.12 | $317.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $127.17 | $317.12 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $127.17 | $317.12 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $127.17 | $317.12 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN SPIROMETRY | $131.91 | $196.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $134.73 | $317.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SPIROMETRY, BREATH CAPACITY | $134.78 | $317.12 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI SPIROMETRY | $135.80 | $194.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI SPIROMETRY | $141.24 | $214.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI SPIROMETRY | $141.24 | $214.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI SPIROMETRY | $141.24 | $214.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN SPIROMETRY, W/GRAPHIC REC, TOTAL/TIMED VITAL CAPACITY, EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE, W/W/O MAX VOLUNT VENT | $142.80 | $168.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 94010 SPIRO-ROUT-SCREENING | $151.64 | $249.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN SPIROMETRY | $155.36 | $242.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI SPIROMETRY INCL GRAPH REC TC | $158.26 | $252.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $158.83 | $206.27 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity | $168.64 | $320.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity | $168.64 | $320.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN SPIROMETRY | $171.45 | $232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN SPIROMETRY | $171.45 | $232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN SPIROMETRY | $171.45 | $232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN SPIROMETRY | $171.45 | $232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI SPIROMETRY | $171.45 | $232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI SPIROMETRY | $171.45 | $232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN SPIROMETRY | $171.45 | $232.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $171.60 | $264.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG SPIROMETRY INCOMPLETE | $174.38 | $311.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SPIROMETRY INCOMPLETE | $174.38 | $311.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG SPIROMETRY INCOMPLETE | $174.38 | $311.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG SPIROMETRY INCOMPLETE | $174.38 | $311.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $188.80 | $236.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $190.00 | $190.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $192.40 | $296.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN SPIROMETRY SCREEN RESPIRATORY | $195.24 | $229.69 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN SPIROMETRY PFT | $201.84 | $348.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $204.80 | $256.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Breathing capacity test | $205.57 | $337.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI INFANT TIDAL VOLUME CURVES | $224.00 | $224.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $231.00 | $231.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Spirometry Pft | $232.48 | $322.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Breathing Capacity Test | $233.92 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $238.95 | $295.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $242.00 | $275.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN PFT- PRE NO NEB TRMNT | $260.00 | $325.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN PFT- PRE NO NEB TRMNT | $277.60 | $347.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN PFT- PRE NO NEB TRMNT | $277.60 | $347.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI SPIROMETRY | $278.19 | $421.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | $306.21 | $364.54 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $312.00 | $390.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $312.00 | $390.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN PULM FUNC SCREEN | $348.62 | $551.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Breathing Capacity Test | $353.89 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $358.40 | $448.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN PFT SCREEN SPIROMETRY (NO BD) | $421.60 | $527.00 | Mar 4, 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 | 19 | $77.48 | $127.17 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $41.60 | $164.86 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $86.00 | $130.19 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $171.45 | $201.22 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $134.73 | $153.09 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $83.72 | $91.80 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $84.56 | $216.59 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $171.45 | $171.45 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $31.92 | $31.92 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $201.84 | $201.84 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $92.96 | $92.96 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Brainerd, MN | 1 | $131.91 | $131.91 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $358.40 | $358.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $195.24 | $195.24 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $155.36 | $155.36 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $192.40 | $192.40 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $306.21 | $306.21 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $171.45 | $171.45 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $190.00 | $190.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $158.83 | $158.83 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $421.60 | $421.60 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $46.08 | $46.08 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $45.82 | $45.82 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $142.80 | $142.80 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $108.50 | $108.50 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $60.75 | $60.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $277.60 | $277.60 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $205.57 | $205.57 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $72.25 | $72.25 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $174.38 | $174.38 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $92.96 | $92.96 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $242.00 | $242.00 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $151.64 | $151.64 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $171.45 | $171.45 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $171.60 | $171.60 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $99.82 | $99.82 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $260.00 | $260.00 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $204.80 | $204.80 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $353.89 | $353.89 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $232.48 | $232.48 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $277.60 | $277.60 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $101.26 | $101.26 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $188.80 | $188.80 |
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 spirometry is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Spirometry explained.
Spirometry (breathing test) in other states
- Alabama$172.56
- Alaska$426.49
- Arizona$193.70
- Arkansas$155.74
- California$381.15
- Colorado$304.50
- Connecticut$317.90
- Delaware$383.88
- District of Columbia$391.90, 3 hospitals
- Florida$301.18
- Georgia$245.43
- Hawaii$296.50
- Idaho$245.25
- Illinois$297.10
- Indiana$244.99
- Iowa$200.35
- Kansas$304.80
- Kentucky$228.00
- Louisiana$127.55
- Maine$142.40
- Maryland$245.31
- Massachusetts$405.00
- Michigan$202.96
- Mississippi$133.78
- Missouri$231.35
- Montana$152.75
- Nebraska$288.60
- Nevada$282.42
- New Hampshire$196.84
- New Jersey$186.36
- New Mexico$178.20
- New York$222.18
- North Carolina$245.50
- North Dakota$138.47
- Ohio$309.98
- Oklahoma$215.52
- Oregon$251.82
- Pennsylvania$301.20
- Puerto Rico$142.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$241.00
- South Carolina$232.77
- South Dakota$318.40
- Tennessee$144.64
- Texas$356.85
- Utah$586.60
- Vermont$312.55
- Virginia$260.45
- Washington$248.37
- West Virginia$207.19
- Wisconsin$279.50
- Wyoming$224.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.