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Brain MRI (without contrast) at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

1300 Anne Street NW, Bemidji, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1801870191

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.

$176.78 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $3,468.60 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $176.78 ↓ -94%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $225.36 ↓ -93%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $241.97 ↓ -92%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $244.34 ↓ -92%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $244.34 ↓ -92%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $244.34 ↓ -92%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $244.34 ↓ -92%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $244.34 ↓ -92%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $249.09 ↓ -92%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $253.81 ↓ -92%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $265.89 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $866.32 ↓ -72%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $1,756.27 ↓ -43%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $2,002.54 ↓ -35%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $2,066.13 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $2,119.70 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial $2,355.95 ↓ -24%
Health Partners Commercial $2,697.80 ↓ -13%
Ucare Commercial $2,708.98 ↓ -12%
United Healthcare CSP Top 20 $2,932.89 ↓ -5%
Aetna Commercial $3,160.28 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,218.09 ↑ +4%
Medica Choice $3,237.36 ↑ +5%
Medica Elect $3,464.75 ↑ +12%
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%

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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 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 Bagley Medical Center Bagley $3,083.20 $253.81 – $3,468.60
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

All Minnesota hospitals for this procedure →