How much does evaluation of swallowing function cost in Minnesota?

Cash prices for evaluation of swallowing function (CPT 92610) in Minnesota range from $10.00 to $537, with a median of $307. Prices vary widely by hospital.

Where can I find the cheapest evaluation of swallowing function in Minnesota?

The cheapest Minnesota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $10.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Evaluation of Swallowing Function Cost in Minnesota

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 90 Minnesota hospitals. CPT 92610. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $307 📉 Low $10.00 📈 High $537 🏥 90 hospitals 🏛️ 65 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $85.79

Hospital comparison — Minnesota

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 90 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	BCBS	UHC	Aetna	Medicare	MultiPlan	Cigna	First Health	Humana
HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HENDRICKS	$10.00	$95.93	$86.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CROSBY CROSBY	$86.70	—	$110	—	—	—	—	—	—
OLIVIA HOSPITAL & CLINIC OLIVIA	$96.38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
REGIONS HOSPITAL ST. PAUL	$121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER LE SUEUR	$126	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RIDGEVIEW LESUEUR LE SUEUR	$126	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CENTRACARE - BENSON HOSPITAL BENSON	$127	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CENTRACARE SAUK CENTRE HOSPITAL SAUK CENTRE	$132	$41.00	$41.00	—	—	—	—	$88.00	—
METHODIST HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS PARK	$148	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CENTRACARE ST CLOUD HOSPITAL SAINT CLOUD	$171	$45.00	$85.80	—	—	—	—	$88.00	—
MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAPLE GROVE	$177	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ROBBINSDALE	$177	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S DETROIT LAKES WASHINGTON AVE. DETROIT LAKES	$180	$68.63	$68.63	$271	$68.63	—	$234	—	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW LAKES MEDICAL CENTER - WYOMING WYOMING	$183	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$387	—	$373	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL EDINA	$183	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$387	—	$373	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MINNEAPOLIS	$183	$56.43	$67.53	$309	—	$387	$255	$373	$296
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL - WOODBURY WOODBURY	$183	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$387	—	$373	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL MAPLEWOOD	$183	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$387	—	$373	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON	$183	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$387	—	$373	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW CLINIC BETHESDA ST. PAUL	$183	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$387	—	$373	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER RD ST BRAINERD	$184	$68.63	$68.63	$236	$68.63	—	$204	—	—
NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL NORTHFIELD	$191	$410	$91.80	—	—	—	$307	—	—
GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS	$194	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$388	—	$374	—
FAIRVIEW RANGE MEDICAL CENTER HIBBING	$194	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$388	—	$374	—
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL BURNSVILLE	$194	$56.43	$67.53	—	—	$387	—	$373	—
SLEEPY EYE MEDICAL CENTER SLEEPY EYE	$223	$60.83	$144	$141	$84.07	$331	$331	—	$141
MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM ONAMIA	$224	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STILLWATER	$231	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HEALTH SERVICES DAWSON	$235	$144	—	—	$144	—	—	—	—
HUTCHINSON HEALTH HUTCHINSON	$247	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA TH ST N VIRGINIA	$248	$68.63	$68.63	$353	$68.63	—	$374	—	—
CENTRACARE MONTICELLO MONTICELLO	$254	$43.73	$78.80	—	—	—	—	$88.00	—
BIGFORK VALLEY HOSPITAL BIGFORK	$260	$130	$252	—	$201	—	—	—	$348
ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH ND ST DULUTH	$261	$68.63	$68.63	$353	$68.63	—	$297	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ND ST. DULUTH	$261	$68.63	$68.63	$353	$68.63	—	$297	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH-ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER DULUTH ND ST DULUTH	$261	$68.63	$68.63	$353	$68.63	—	$297	—	—
ORTONVILLE HOSPITAL ORTONVILLE	$280	$136	$165	—	—	$310	—	—	—
MORA HOSPITAL MORA	$284	—	$261	—	—	—	—	—	—
UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT BLUE EARTH	$290	$81.57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SANFORD WORTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER WORTHINGTON	$305	$86.06	$86.06	$86.06	$86.06	$343	—	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH-MOOSE LAKE MOOSE LAKE	$307	$103	$195	$353	$195	—	$324	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON CLINIC HILLIGOSS BLVD SE FOSSTON	$307	$208	$208	$353	$208	—	$276	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH NORTHERN PINES AURORA	$307	$159	$162	$353	$162	—	$324	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH DEER RIVER TH AVE NE DEER RIVER	$307	$159	—	$353	$178	—	$324	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE LUNDORFF DR SANDSTONE	$307	$159	$195	$353	$195	—	$324	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL ND ST GRACEVILLE	$307	$222	$257	$353	$257	—	$276	—	—
ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA TH ST W ADA	$307	$199	$199	$353	$199	—	$276	—	—
ASTERA HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS WADENA	$309	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RIDGEVIEW SIBLEY MEDICAL CENTER ARLINGTON	$316	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE FERGUS FALLS HOSPITAL FERGUS FALLS	$318	$52.83	$69.60	$167	—	$146	—	—	$80.04
CENTRACARE REDWOOD HOSPITAL REDWOOD FALLS	$318	$46.58	$90.30	—	—	—	—	$88.00	—
MADISON HEALTHCARE MADISON	$320	$44.51	$44.51	$80.51	$139	$353	—	$365	$70.05
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE ELBOW LAKE HOSPITAL ELBOW LAKE	$321	$52.83	$69.60	$73.62	—	$146	—	—	$80.04
RAINY LAKE MEDICAL CENTER INTERNATIONAL FALLS	$324	$91.93	$181	—	—	—	—	—	$57.96
CENTRACARE MELROSE MELROSE	$330	$27.00	$27.00	—	—	—	—	$88.00	—
CENTRACARE PAYNESVILLE HOSPITAL PAYNESVILLE	$330	$44.79	$45.00	—	—	—	—	$88.00	—
WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL WINDOM	$331	$185	$214	$214	—	—	—	—	$214
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH GLENCOE	$334	$246	$240	—	—	—	—	—	—
AVERA GRANITE FALLS HEALTH CENTER GRANITE FALLS	$335	$25.20	$85.30	—	—	—	—	—	—
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER WHEATON WHEATON	$338	$102	$231	$231	$231	$381	—	—	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 92610, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $271 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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That is the median of what the 90 Minnesota hospitals above publish for Evaluation of swallowing function — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 92610 in Minnesota, Medicare reimburses about $85.79 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Minnesota range from $10.00 to $537 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.6x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does evaluation of swallowing function cost in Minnesota?: Cash prices for evaluation of swallowing function (CPT 92610) in Minnesota range from $10.00 to $537, with a median of $307. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest evaluation of swallowing function in Minnesota?: The cheapest Minnesota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $10.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Minnesota facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 92610 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.