Hba1/hba2 gene dup/del vrnts at Buffalo Hospital
303 Catlin St, Buffalo, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1538123567
$460.60
Cash price 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.
$822.50
Gross charge 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.
$88.05 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $527.45 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $88.05 | ↓ -81% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc pmap (b d o s v) | $170.94 | ↓ -63% |
| allina aetna medicare (b) | allina aetna medicare (b) | $188.43 | ↓ -59% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (bdosv) | $194.43 | ↓ -58% |
| medicare other | all other medicare (b) | $198.35 | ↓ -57% |
| medicare | medicare (b) | $198.35 | ↓ -57% |
| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (b) | $202.22 | ↓ -56% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (b) | $202.22 | ↓ -56% |
| aetna | aetna performance (bdosv) | $205.37 | ↓ -55% |
| medica | medica medicare (b) | $206.28 | ↓ -55% |
| bcbs | bc medicare (b) | $208.27 | ↓ -55% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (b) | $208.29 | ↓ -55% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (b d v o s) | $223.18 | ↓ -52% |
| aetna direct/indirect regional network | aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) | $259.41 | ↓ -44% |
| healthpartners | hpi (bdov) | $296.24 | ↓ -36% |
| united healthcare (bdohsv) | united healthcare (bdosv) | $301.51 | ↓ -35% |
| medica health system | medica elect (b d o s v) | $320.67 | ↓ -30% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (bdov) | $322.90 | ↓ -30% |
| medica | medica essentials (b d o s v) | $334.81 | ↓ -27% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (bdosv) | $334.81 | ↓ -27% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $337.56 | ↓ -27% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (bdoshv) | $350.90 | ↓ -24% |
| medica health system | medica choice (b d o s v) | $352.36 | ↓ -23% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc state health plan (b d o s v) | $356.32 | ↓ -23% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $367.58 | ↓ -20% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $367.58 | ↓ -20% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (b d o s v) | $396.79 | ↓ -14% |
| 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) | $437.60 | ↓ -5% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aehp (b d o s v) | $466.79 | ↑ +1% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (mu) | $485.57 | ↑ +5% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (bdosv) | $501.07 | ↑ +9% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) | $527.45 | ↑ +15% |
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Hba1/hba2 gene dup/del vrnts at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls | $493.60 | $211.94 – $555.30 |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls | $493.60 | $211.94 – $555.30 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $403.25 | $119.01 – $364.26 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $460.60 | $170.94 – $396.79 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $403.25 | $119.01 – $485.57 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $460.60 | $170.94 – $396.79 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073 | $495.49 | $178.33 – $494.36 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $403.25 | $119.01 – $364.26 |