Mayo chrcb tissue culture non-neoplastic disorders lymphocyte 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

$762.05

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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.

$1,360.80

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.

$102.71 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $510.50 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $102.71 ↓ -87%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $108.45 ↓ -86%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $109.32 ↓ -86%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $114.16 ↓ -85%
medicare medicare (b) $114.16 ↓ -85%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $116.39 ↓ -85%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $116.39 ↓ -85%
medica medica medicare (b) $118.73 ↓ -84%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $119.87 ↓ -84%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $119.88 ↓ -84%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $224.40 ↓ -71%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $226.82 ↓ -70%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $227.87 ↓ -70%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $239.58 ↓ -69%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $253.76 ↓ -67%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $260.36 ↓ -66%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $298.53 ↓ -61%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $302.62 ↓ -60%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $320.45 ↓ -58%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $337.31 ↓ -56%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $345.59 ↓ -55%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $351.73 ↓ -54%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $374.09 ↓ -51%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $376.70 ↓ -51%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $390.58 ↓ -49%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $390.58 ↓ -49%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $391.86 ↓ -49%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $393.80 ↓ -48%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $411.05 ↓ -46%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $428.82 ↓ -44%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $428.82 ↓ -44%
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) $510.50 ↓ -33%

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Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $296.00 $89.58 – $333.00
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