In-111 oxyquinolin per 0.5 mci 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

$2,581.82

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.

$4,610.40

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.

$789.89 with allina aetna medicare (b) vs $4,610.40 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) $789.89 ↓ -69%
medicare medicare (b) $831.46 ↓ -68%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $831.46 ↓ -68%
medica medica medicare (b) $864.72 ↓ -67%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $873.03 ↓ -66%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $927.61 ↓ -64%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $1,018.19 ↓ -61%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $1,420.44 ↓ -45%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $2,048.40 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $2,163.66 ↓ -16%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $2,305.20 ↓ -11%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $2,351.30 ↓ -9%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $2,733.05 ↑ +6%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $3,043.85 ↑ +18%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $3,091.32 ↑ +20%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $3,121.10 ↑ +21%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $3,378.50 ↑ +31%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $3,402.00 ↑ +32%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $3,442.70 ↑ +33%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $3,527.42 ↑ +37%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $3,527.42 ↑ +37%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $3,556.46 ↑ +38%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $3,712.29 ↑ +44%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $3,872.74 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $3,872.74 ↑ +50%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $4,049.94 ↑ +57%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $4,347.48 ↑ +68%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $4,576.27 ↑ +77%
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) $4,610.40 ↑ +79%

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In-111 oxyquinolin per 0.5 mci at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $2,212.99 $545.21 – $2,811.99
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $2,581.82 $789.89 – $3,442.70
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $2,212.99 $545.21 – $1,288.98
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $2,581.82 $789.89 – $3,442.70
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $2,301.21 $789.89 – $4,277.18
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $2,212.99 $545.21 – $1,288.98
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $2,581.82 $789.89 – $3,442.70
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $2,581.82 $789.89 – $6,074.62

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