Cath place 1st order venous 36011 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

$787.20

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$984.00

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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

$1.02 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $885.60 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $1.02 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $1.02 ↓ -100%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $448.41 ↓ -43%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $511.29 ↓ -35%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $527.52 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $541.20 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial $601.52 ↓ -24%
Health Partners Commercial $688.80 ↓ -13%
Ucare Commercial $691.65 ↓ -12%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $706.98 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare CSP Top 20 $748.82 ↓ -5%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $759.07 ↓ -4%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $766.51 ↓ -3%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $766.51 ↓ -3%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $766.51 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $766.51 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $766.51 ↓ -3%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $781.40 ↓ -1%
Aetna Commercial $806.88 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare Commercial $821.64 ↑ +4%
Medica Choice $826.56 ↑ +5%
Medica Elect $884.62 ↑ +12%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $885.60 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $885.60 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $885.60 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $885.60 ↑ +13%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —

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Cath place 1st order venous 36011 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $760.99 $362.99 – $3,243.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $760.99 $362.99 – $3,243.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $760.99 $362.99 – $3,243.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington not published $1.00 – $781.40

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