Question 1

Why do prices at Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing?

Accepted Answer

Contact Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
Urinalysis	lab	$2	$2 to $29	Low
Emergency Room Visit	emergency	$3	$3 to $12	Low
Flu Vaccination	preventive	$5	$5 to $25	Low
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	$8	$8 to $118	Low
Cardiac Catheterization	cardiac	$8	$8 to $182	Low
Cholesterol Management	cardiac	$8	$8 to $132	Low
COVID-19 Vaccination	preventive	$9	$9 to $51	Low
Blood Pressure Monitoring	other	$17	$17 to $170	Low
Prenatal Care	obstetric	$19	$19 to $98	Low
Prostate Cancer Screening	other	$19	$19 to $151	Low
Appendectomy (Laparoscopic)	surgery	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Bone Density Scan	imaging	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Cataract Surgery	surgery	$19	$19 to $184	Low
CT Head	imaging	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Mammogram	preventive	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Pacemaker Insertion	cardiac	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Radiation Therapy	other	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Stress Test	cardiac	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Tubal Ligation	surgery	$19	$19 to $184	Low
Occupational Therapy	therapy	$34	$34 to $160	Low
Sleep Study (Polysomnography)	diagnostic	$37	$37 to $440	Low
MRI of the Brain	imaging	$39	$39 to $520	Low
Pap Smear	preventive	$44	$44 to $117	Low
Physical Therapy	therapy	$54	$54 to $252	Low
Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic)	surgery	$123	$123 to $45,960	Low
Spinal Fusion	surgery	$123	$123 to $36,967	Low
Total Hip Replacement	surgery	$123	$123 to $38,305	Low
Vaginal Delivery	obstetric	$123	$123 to $17,449	Low
Dental Cleaning	other	$134	$134 to $200	Low
Endoscopy	preventive	$176	$176 to $7,328	Low
Vasectomy	surgery	$213	$213 to $7,844	Low
Colonoscopy	preventive	$297	$297 to $10,813	Low
COPD Management	other	$4,410	$4,410 to $14,699	Low
C-Section (Cesarean Delivery)	obstetric	$5,934	$5,934 to $22,429	Low
Total Knee Replacement	surgery	$11,314	$11,314 to $47,924	Low

Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing

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Procedure Pricing

Understanding Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing's Pricing