Mayo factor ii 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

$89.71

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.

$160.20

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.

$12.08 with allina aetna medicare (b) vs $81.90 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) $12.08 ↓ -87%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $12.72 ↓ -86%
medicare medicare (b) $12.72 ↓ -86%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $12.97 ↓ -86%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $12.97 ↓ -86%
medica medica medicare (b) $13.23 ↓ -85%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $13.36 ↓ -85%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $13.36 ↓ -85%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $13.57 ↓ -85%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $16.48 ↓ -82%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $34.79 ↓ -61%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $35.32 ↓ -61%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $36.39 ↓ -59%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $38.44 ↓ -57%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $39.34 ↓ -56%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $41.77 ↓ -53%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $44.03 ↓ -51%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $46.28 ↓ -48%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $48.55 ↓ -46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $49.68 ↓ -45%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $52.29 ↓ -42%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $55.44 ↓ -38%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $56.43 ↓ -37%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $60.02 ↓ -33%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $60.43 ↓ -33%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $62.66 ↓ -30%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $62.66 ↓ -30%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $63.18 ↓ -30%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $65.95 ↓ -26%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $68.80 ↓ -23%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $68.80 ↓ -23%
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) $81.90 ↓ -9%

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Mayo factor ii at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $272.00 $82.31 – $306.00
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $272.00 $82.31 – $306.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $106.40 $45.69 – $119.70
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $106.40 $45.69 – $119.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $76.90 $10.99 – $31.22
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $89.71 $12.08 – $60.43
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $76.90 $10.99 – $44.03
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $89.71 $12.08 – $60.43

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