Insertion intra aortic balloon assist device percutaneous at Buffalo Hospital
303 Catlin St, Buffalo, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1538123567
$5,594.74
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.
$9,990.60
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.
$143.48 with all other medicaid vs $17,200.00 with medica health system — 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 |
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| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (b) | $143.48 | ↓ -97% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (b) | $143.48 | ↓ -97% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (b) | $147.78 | ↓ -97% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc pmap (b d o s v) | $666.10 | ↓ -88% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (mu) | $751.81 | ↓ -87% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (bdoshv) | $1,427.38 | ↓ -74% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc state health plan (b d o s v) | $1,449.63 | ↓ -74% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (b d o s v) | $1,614.41 | ↓ -71% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aehp (b d o s v) | $1,899.16 | ↓ -66% |
| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $2,010.11 | ↓ -64% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (bdosv) | $2,038.69 | ↓ -64% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) | $2,145.97 | ↓ -62% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (bdosv) | $4,438.82 | ↓ -21% |
| aetna | aetna performance (bdosv) | $4,688.59 | ↓ -16% |
| aetna direct/indirect regional network | aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) | $5,922.43 | ↑ +6% |
| healthpartners | hpi (bdov) | $6,763.34 | ↑ +21% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (bdov) | $7,372.04 | ↑ +32% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $7,706.75 | ↑ +38% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (b d v o s) | $7,920.00 | ↑ +42% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $8,392.10 | ↑ +50% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $8,392.10 | ↑ +50% |
| 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) | $9,990.60 | ↑ +79% |
| united healthcare (bdohsv) | united healthcare (bdosv) | $13,150.00 | ↑ +135% |
| medica health system | medica elect (b d o s v) | $15,652.00 | ↑ +180% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (bdosv) | $16,342.04 | ↑ +192% |
| medica | medica essentials (b d o s v) | $16,342.04 | ↑ +192% |
| medica ub health (b) | medica ub health (b) | $16,824.00 | ↑ +201% |
| medica health system | medica choice (b d o s v) | $17,200.00 | ↑ +207% |
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Insertion intra aortic balloon assist device percutaneous at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | $4,145.60 | $210.84 – $4,663.80 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $7,607.81 | $143.48 – $9,964.00 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $5,594.74 | $143.48 – $16,342.04 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $7,607.81 | $143.48 – $9,964.00 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $5,594.74 | $143.48 – $16,342.04 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $7,607.81 | $143.48 – $9,964.00 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge | $5,594.74 | $143.48 – $16,342.04 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls | $5,594.74 | $143.48 – $4,649.94 |