Specialist consultation cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes: from $42.16 to $485.50, with a median of $186.06. The lowest price is at Community Memorial Hospital (Cloquet). The highest price is 11.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $186.06, is 8% above the US median of $172.20.
- Minnesota ranks 20th of 32 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 18 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 99243. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$42.16Community Memorial Hospital
Median$186.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$485.50in Minnesota
Lowest saves$143.90vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI WHS-SC FAC CHG, CONSULT LEV 3 | $42.16 | $65.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN PF 99243 FAC OFFICE OP CONSULT NEW/EST LOW MDM 30 MIN | $75.08 | $97.50 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN OFFICE OR OUTPT CONSULT NEW OR EST PT LOW MDM OR 30-39 MINS (PBB) | $103.82 | $179.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN OFFICE OR OUTPT CONSULT, NEW OR EST PT, LOW MDM OR 30-39 MINS (P | $113.92 | $178.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN OFFICE OP CONSULT EST LOW MDM 30 MIN | $142.40 | $178.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Low Mdm 30 Minutes | $167.55 | $308.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $174.22 | $281.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN OFFICE OP CONSULT EST LOW MDM 30 MIN | $178.40 | $223.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN OFFICE OR OUTPT CONSULT, NEW OR EST PT, LOW MDM OR 30-39 MINS | $182.75 | $215.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN OFFICE OR OUTPT CONSULT, NEW OR EST PT, LOW MDM OR 30-39 MINS (PBB) | $189.37 | $222.79 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $192.75 | $257.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $220.00 | $250.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Office/OP Consltj New/Est Pt Low Mdm 30 Minutes | $253.48 | $308.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $285.35 | $439.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI OFFICE CONSULT III | $297.50 | $425.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $402.45 | $479.11 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $474.00 | $474.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Office or Outpt Consult, New or Est Pt, Low Mdm or 30-39 Mins | $485.50 | $672.44 | Feb 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $42.16 | $104.86 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $142.40 | $142.40 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $178.40 | $178.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $189.37 | $189.37 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $285.35 | $285.35 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $402.45 | $402.45 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $474.00 | $474.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $75.08 | $75.08 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $113.92 | $113.92 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $103.82 | $103.82 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $182.75 | $182.75 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $192.75 | $192.75 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $297.50 | $297.50 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $220.00 | $220.00 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $174.22 | $174.22 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $253.48 | $253.48 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $485.50 | $485.50 |
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 specialist consultation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consultation explained.
Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$128.14
- Alaska$322.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$99.30
- Arkansas$108.55
- California$173.00
- Colorado$96.48
- Connecticut$370.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$287.06
- Georgia$414.00
- Hawaii$124.60, 1 hospital
- Idaho$194.44, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$138.60
- Indiana$219.10
- Iowa$213.60
- Kansas$193.80
- Kentucky$95.27
- Louisiana$149.32
- Maine$45.17
- Maryland$428.10, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$116.25
- Michigan$186.40
- Mississippi$128.14
- Missouri$177.45
- Montana$299.25
- Nebraska$226.13, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$179.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$50.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$250.00
- New Mexico$187.20, 3 hospitals
- New York$298.00
- North Dakota$281.25
- Ohio$109.78
- Oklahoma$95.59
- Oregon$292.63, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$185.00
- Puerto Rico$756.25, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$231.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$146.23, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$255.60
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$89.36
- Vermont$142.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$336.80, 4 hospitals
- Washington$163.28
- West Virginia$112.50
- Wisconsin$200.20
- Wyoming$289.35, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.