Anaplsma phgcytophlm amp prb at Buffalo Hospital

303 Catlin St, Buffalo, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1538123567

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$116.42

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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

$207.90

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$32.67 with allina aetna medicare (b) vs $192.60 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — 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
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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
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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.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $32.67 ↓ -72%
medicare medicare (b) $34.39 ↓ -70%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $34.39 ↓ -70%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $35.06 ↓ -70%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $35.06 ↓ -70%
medica medica medicare (b) $35.77 ↓ -69%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $36.11 ↓ -69%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $36.11 ↓ -69%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $38.75 ↓ -67%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $44.82 ↓ -62%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $61.05 ↓ -48%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $63.60 ↓ -45%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $66.09 ↓ -43%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $74.81 ↓ -36%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $80.31 ↓ -31%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $84.53 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $85.57 ↓ -26%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $90.39 ↓ -22%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $98.23 ↓ -16%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $114.17 ↓ -2%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $117.78 ↑ +1%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $130.38 ↑ +12%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $132.70 ↑ +14%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $141.14 ↑ +21%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $142.12 ↑ +22%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $147.36 ↑ +27%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $147.36 ↑ +27%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $148.57 ↑ +28%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $155.08 ↑ +33%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $161.78 ↑ +39%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $161.78 ↑ +39%
all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) all other contracted care (a b c d m h n o r s u v) $192.60 ↑ +65%

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Anaplsma phgcytophlm amp prb at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $134.74 $32.67 – $63.07
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $116.42 $32.67 – $142.12
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $134.74 $32.67 – $117.78
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $116.42 $32.67 – $142.12
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $156.58 $32.67 – $170.10
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $134.74 $32.67 – $63.07
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $116.42 $32.67 – $130.38
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $116.42 $32.67 – $89.28

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