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Brain MRI (without contrast) at Sanford Bagley Medical Center

203 4th Street NW, Bagley, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1932472255

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$3,083.20

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,854.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$253.81 with Ucare vs $3,622.76 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $253.81 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $578.05 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $1,156.10 ↓ -63%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $1,757.42 ↓ -43%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $1,888.46 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $1,903.88 ↓ -38%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $1,903.88 ↓ -38%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $1,903.88 ↓ -38%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $1,903.88 ↓ -38%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $1,942.42 ↓ -37%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $2,065.74 ↓ -33%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $2,077.31 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $2,119.70 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $3,042.35 ↓ -1%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $3,042.35 ↓ -1%
Health Partners Commercial $3,121.74 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $3,218.09 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $3,349.13 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $3,386.12 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $3,387.67 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial $3,468.60 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $3,468.60 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $3,468.60 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $3,468.60 ↑ +13%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $3,579.21 ↑ +16%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $3,579.21 ↑ +16%
Medica Elect $3,622.76 ↑ +18%

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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $3,062.40 $253.81 – $3,445.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $3,083.20 $176.78 – $3,468.60
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $3,083.20 $253.81 – $3,468.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $2,676.80 $253.81 – $3,011.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $2,939.20 $253.81 – $3,306.60
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $3,092.80 $180.60 – $3,479.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $3,062.40 $253.81 – $3,445.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $2,757.60 $253.81 – $3,102.30

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