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X-ray for Estimating Bone Age Cost in Minnesota
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 87 Minnesota hospitals. CPT 77072. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $199
📉 Low $16.58
📈 High $4,402
🏥 87 hospitals
🏛️ 56 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $25.45
Hospital comparison — Minnesota
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 87 hospitals.
Billed more than $199 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | UHC | MultiPlan | First Health | Medicare | Aetna | Humana | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL GRAND RAPIDS |
$16.58 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $33.15 | $31.98 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MINNEAPOLIS |
$20.70 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $28.05 | $27.06 | — | $22.44 | $21.45 | $8.42 |
| RIDGEVIEW SIBLEY MEDICAL CENTER ARLINGTON |
$20.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIDGEVIEW LESUEUR LE SUEUR |
$22.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER LE SUEUR |
$22.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MILLE LACS HEALTH SYSTEM ONAMIA |
$23.10 | — | $26.32 | — | — | $26.32 | — | $26.32 | — |
| GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH GLENCOE |
$23.92 | $17.62 | $17.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUTCHINSON HEALTH HUTCHINSON |
$32.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS PARK |
$42.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE FERGUS FALLS HOSPITAL FERGUS FALLS |
$48.26 | $10.13 | $8.81 | $18.50 | — | — | $21.14 | $10.13 | — |
| MADISON HEALTHCARE MADISON |
$51.85 | $6.68 | $6.68 | $57.34 | $59.17 | $18.03 | $10.61 | $8.97 | — |
| ASTERA HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS WADENA |
$52.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHFIELD HOSPITAL NORTHFIELD |
$53.00 | $113 | $126 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST FRANCIS HEALTH BRECKENRIDGE |
$66.60 | $25.53 | $81.03 | — | — | — | — | $46.62 | — |
| ASPIRUS LAKE VIEW HOSPITAL TWO HARBORS |
$117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAPLE GROVE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAPLE GROVE |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL ROBBINSDALE |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRACARE ST CLOUD HOSPITAL SAINT CLOUD |
$128 | $45.00 | $115 | — | $88.00 | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONS HOSPITAL ST. PAUL |
$132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERS EDGE HOSPITAL SAINT PETER |
$135 | $45.33 | $8.85 | $159 | — | — | $8.85 | $8.90 | — |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL EDINA |
$137 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $291 | $280 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL MAPLEWOOD |
$137 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $291 | $280 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON |
$137 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $291 | $280 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL - WOODBURY WOODBURY |
$137 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $291 | $280 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW LAKES MEDICAL CENTER - WYOMING WYOMING |
$137 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $291 | $280 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW CLINIC BETHESDA ST. PAUL |
$137 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $291 | $280 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| FAIRVIEW RANGE MEDICAL CENTER HIBBING |
$145 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $66.30 | $63.96 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL BURNSVILLE |
$145 | $7.02 | $8.42 | $291 | $280 | — | — | — | $8.42 |
| CENTRACARE RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WILLMAR |
$148 | $84.30 | $90.10 | — | $88.00 | — | — | — | — |
| MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL - ROCHESTER, GONDA BUILDING ROCHESTER |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RAINY LAKE MEDICAL CENTER INTERNATIONAL FALLS |
$159 | $45.01 | $88.55 | — | — | — | — | $8.85 | — |
| CENTRACARE - BENSON HOSPITAL BENSON |
$160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRACARE PAYNESVILLE HOSPITAL PAYNESVILLE |
$167 | $44.79 | $45.00 | — | $88.00 | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERVIEW HEALTH CROOKSTON |
$171 | $17.26 | $76.00 | — | — | — | — | $8.97 | — |
| CENTRACARE MONTICELLO MONTICELLO |
$172 | $43.73 | $78.80 | — | $88.00 | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRACARE MELROSE MELROSE |
$172 | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | $88.00 | — | — | — | — |
| GILLETTE CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY AVE E SAINT PAUL |
$180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ORTONVILLE HOSPITAL ORTONVILLE |
$180 | $87.11 | $106 | $199 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD WORTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER WORTHINGTON |
$185 | $81.04 | $107 | $208 | — | $107 | $107 | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA TH ST N VIRGINIA |
$189 | $104 | $104 | — | — | $104 | — | — | — |
| SANFORD THIEF RIVER FALLS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER THIEF RIVER FALLS |
$190 | $81.41 | $97.64 | $213 | — | $97.64 | $97.64 | — | — |
| UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT BLUE EARTH |
$191 | $53.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLOQUET |
$198 | $2,734 | $2,734 | — | — | — | — | $2,734 | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST. MARY'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ND ST. DULUTH |
$199 | $107 | $107 | — | — | $107 | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH DULUTH ND ST DULUTH |
$199 | $104 | $104 | — | — | $104 | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH-ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER DULUTH ND ST DULUTH |
$199 | $107 | $107 | — | — | $107 | — | — | — |
| OLIVIA HOSPITAL & CLINIC OLIVIA |
$203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER RD ST BRAINERD |
$203 | $114 | $114 | — | — | $114 | — | — | — |
| KITTSON HEALTHCARE HALLOCK |
$210 | $67.20 | $118 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL STILLWATER |
$213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE LUNDORFF DR SANDSTONE |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH NORTHERN PINES AURORA |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH FOSSTON CLINIC HILLIGOSS BLVD SE FOSSTON |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH-MOOSE LAKE MOOSE LAKE |
$222 | $72.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL ND ST GRACEVILLE |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH DEER RIVER TH AVE NE DEER RIVER |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA TH ST W ADA |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST GABRIELS HOSPITAL LITTLE FALLS |
$235 | $22.20 | $54.02 | $70.30 | — | — | — | $26.64 | — |
| MORA HOSPITAL MORA |
$239 | — | $220 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE ELBOW LAKE HOSPITAL ELBOW LAKE |
$250 | $10.13 | $8.81 | $18.50 | — | — | $9.54 | $10.13 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 77072, 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: $215 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $199 for this?
That is the median of what the 87 Minnesota hospitals above publish for X-ray for estimating bone age — 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 77072 in Minnesota, Medicare reimburses about $25.45 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Minnesota range from $16.58 to $4,402 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 7.8x 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 x-ray for estimating bone age cost in Minnesota?
- Cash prices for x-ray for estimating bone age (CPT 77072) in Minnesota range from $16.58 to $4,402, with a median of $199. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray for estimating bone age in Minnesota?
- The cheapest Minnesota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $16.58. 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 77072 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.