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Removal of Tissue from Wound, 20.0 Sq Cm or Less Cost in Minnesota
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 98 Minnesota hospitals. CPT 97597. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $203
📉 Low $19.72
📈 High $3,934
🏥 98 hospitals
🏛️ 65 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $103
Hospital comparison — Minnesota
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 98 hospitals.
Billed more than $203 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | MultiPlan | Medicare | First Health | Aetna | Humana | Cigna |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOM AREA HOSPITAL WINDOM |
$19.72 | $11.02 | $12.76 | — | — | — | $12.76 | $12.76 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLOQUET |
$22.40 | $2,734 | $2,734 | — | — | — | — | $2,734 | — |
| LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE ELBOW LAKE HOSPITAL ELBOW LAKE |
$29.85 | $10.15 | $28.67 | $38.07 | — | — | $28.67 | $28.67 | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL EDINA |
$31.35 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $42.50 | — | $41.00 | — | — | — |
| COOK HOSPITAL TH ST SE COOK |
$34.32 | $26.00 | $26.00 | — | $26.00 | — | $43.68 | $26.00 | — |
| PIPESTONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER & FAMILY CLINIC AVERA PIPESTONE |
$36.66 | $7.76 | $31.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS |
$38.25 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $76.50 | — | $73.80 | — | — | — |
| FAIRVIEW RANGE MEDICAL CENTER HIBBING |
$38.25 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $76.50 | — | $73.80 | — | — | — |
| CHI ST GABRIELS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS |
$41.76 | $21.60 | $52.56 | $68.40 | — | — | — | $25.92 | — |
| OLIVIA HOSPITAL & CLINIC OLIVIA |
$45.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MARSHALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MARSHALL |
$46.56 | $48.32 | $32.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA GRANITE FALLS HEALTH CENTER GRANITE FALLS |
$49.47 | $12.85 | $32.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONS HOSPITAL ST. PAUL |
$52.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH GLENCOE |
$67.48 | $49.70 | $365 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM RED WING RED WING |
$71.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIDGEVIEW SIBLEY MEDICAL CENTER ARLINGTON |
$78.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM NEW PRAGUE NEW PRAGUE |
$80.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL MAPLEWOOD |
$89.06 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $89.68 | — | $86.51 | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CANNON FALLS CANNON FALLS |
$94.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM FAIRMONT PO 800 |
$94.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM MANKATO PO BOX 8673 |
$94.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM LAKE CITY LAKE CITY |
$94.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ST. JAMES ST JAMES |
$94.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM WASECA WASECA |
$94.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ALBERT LEA ALBERT LEA |
$94.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MADISON HEALTHCARE MADISON |
$94.35 | $22.89 | $19.80 | $104 | $19.80 | $108 | $40.55 | $34.35 | — |
| NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ROBBINSDALE |
$99.67 | $25.54 | $34.99 | — | $33.97 | — | $37.87 | $38.04 | $149 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MINNEAPOLIS |
$101 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $134 | — | $130 | $107 | $103 | $88.48 |
| LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STILLWATER |
$110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL NORTHFIELD |
$114 | $245 | $272 | — | — | — | — | — | $183 |
| SLEEPY EYE MEDICAL CENTER SLEEPY EYE |
$120 | $32.66 | $77.49 | $178 | $75.94 | — | $75.94 | $75.94 | $178 |
| CHI ST FRANCIS HEALTH BRECKENRIDGE |
$128 | $48.99 | $155 | — | — | — | — | $89.46 | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER RD ST BRAINERD |
$131 | $87.30 | $148 | — | $213 | — | $165 | — | $143 |
| ASTERA HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS WADENA |
$137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE FERGUS FALLS HOSPITAL FERGUS FALLS |
$138 | $25.29 | $33.74 | $70.85 | — | — | $80.98 | $38.80 | — |
| CHI LAKEWOOD HEALTH BAUDETTE |
$152 | $87.40 | $168 | — | — | — | — | $154 | — |
| RIVERVIEW HEALTH CROOKSTON |
$163 | $29.20 | $29.20 | — | — | — | — | $27.48 | — |
| CENTRACARE PAYNESVILLE HOSPITAL PAYNESVILLE |
$164 | $44.79 | $45.00 | — | — | $88.00 | — | — | — |
| UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT BLUE EARTH |
$167 | $32.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ORTONVILLE HOSPITAL ORTONVILLE |
$168 | $81.36 | $99.00 | $186 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUTCHINSON HEALTH HUTCHINSON |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GILLETTE CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY AVE E SAINT PAUL |
$178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL BURNSVILLE |
$179 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $354 | — | $342 | — | — | — |
| BIGFORK VALLEY HOSPITAL BIGFORK |
$181 | $90.49 | $191 | — | $37.10 | — | — | $242 | — |
| MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM ONAMIA |
$185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS PARK |
$187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA TH ST N VIRGINIA |
$193 | $195 | $195 | — | $195 | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S DETROIT LAKES WASHINGTON AVE. DETROIT LAKES |
$198 | $134 | $209 | — | $209 | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH ND ST DULUTH |
$203 | $195 | $195 | — | $195 | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ND ST. DULUTH |
$203 | $199 | $199 | — | $199 | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH-ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER DULUTH ND ST DULUTH |
$203 | $199 | $199 | — | $199 | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERS EDGE HOSPITAL SAINT PETER |
$204 | $138 | $30.01 | $240 | — | — | $30.01 | $30.16 | — |
| RAINY LAKE MEDICAL CENTER INTERNATIONAL FALLS |
$205 | $30.01 | $25.03 | — | — | — | — | $30.01 | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW CLINIC BETHESDA ST. PAUL |
$209 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $442 | — | $426 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL - WOODBURY WOODBURY |
$209 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $359 | — | $346 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW LAKES MEDICAL CENTER - WYOMING WYOMING |
$209 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $357 | — | $345 | — | — | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON |
$209 | $27.26 | $32.49 | $357 | — | $345 | — | — | — |
| ASPIRUS LAKE VIEW HOSPITAL TWO HARBORS |
$209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KITTSON HEALTHCARE HALLOCK |
$215 | $68.80 | $120 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MORA HOSPITAL MORA |
$216 | — | $198 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97597, 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: $243 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $203 for this?
That is the median of what the 98 Minnesota hospitals above publish for Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less — 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 97597 in Minnesota, Medicare reimburses about $103 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Minnesota range from $19.72 to $3,934 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.0x 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 removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less cost in Minnesota?
- Cash prices for removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less (CPT 97597) in Minnesota range from $19.72 to $3,934, with a median of $203. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less in Minnesota?
- The cheapest Minnesota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $19.72. 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 97597 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.