Beta-2 microglobulin 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

$40.99

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.

$73.20

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.

$12.76 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $104.58 with blue cross blue shield — 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $12.76 ↓ -69%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $15.07 ↓ -63%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $15.86 ↓ -61%
medicare medicare (b) $15.86 ↓ -61%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $16.17 ↓ -61%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $16.17 ↓ -61%
medica medica medicare (b) $16.49 ↓ -60%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $16.65 ↓ -59%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $16.66 ↓ -59%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $27.14 ↓ -34%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $28.17 ↓ -31%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $29.75 ↓ -27%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $32.33 ↓ -21%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $37.58 ↓ -8%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $42.92 ↑ +5%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $43.68 ↑ +7%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $46.46 ↑ +13%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $46.78 ↑ +14%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $48.51 ↑ +18%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $48.51 ↑ +18%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $48.91 ↑ +19%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $51.05 ↑ +25%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $53.26 ↑ +30%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $53.26 ↑ +30%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $53.94 ↑ +32%
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) $63.40 ↑ +55%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $69.57 ↑ +70%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $70.65 ↑ +72%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $78.68 ↑ +92%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $92.56 ↑ +126%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $99.36 ↑ +142%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $104.58 ↑ +155%

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Beta-2 microglobulin at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $82.40 $24.94 – $92.70
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $194.40 $58.83 – $218.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $54.40 $15.49 – $57.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $97.60 $27.60 – $102.60
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $194.40 $58.83 – $218.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $52.80 $22.67 – $59.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $52.80 $22.67 – $59.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $38.88 $15.07 – $62.44

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