Mayo infectious disease hepatitis c chronic six biochemical assays 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

$460.99

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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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$823.20

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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.

$41.02 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $226.25 with health partners — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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) $41.02 ↓ -91%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $60.97 ↓ -87%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $67.21 ↓ -85%
medicare medicare (b) $70.75 ↓ -85%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $70.75 ↓ -85%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $72.13 ↓ -84%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $72.13 ↓ -84%
medica medica medicare (b) $73.58 ↓ -84%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $74.29 ↓ -84%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $74.29 ↓ -84%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $90.59 ↓ -80%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $95.69 ↓ -79%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $103.99 ↓ -77%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $120.87 ↓ -74%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $125.15 ↓ -73%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $127.09 ↓ -72%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $138.03 ↓ -70%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $140.49 ↓ -70%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $141.52 ↓ -69%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $149.42 ↓ -68%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $150.46 ↓ -67%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $156.00 ↓ -66%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $156.00 ↓ -66%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $157.29 ↓ -66%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $164.18 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $166.49 ↓ -64%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $171.28 ↓ -63%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $171.28 ↓ -63%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $178.71 ↓ -61%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $188.13 ↓ -59%
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) $203.90 ↓ -56%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $226.25 ↓ -51%

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Mayo infectious disease hepatitis c chronic six biochemical assays at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $395.14 $42.45 – $129.67
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $460.99 $60.97 – $150.46
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $395.14 $42.45 – $242.16
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $460.99 $60.97 – $150.46
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $497.90 $63.60 – $177.79
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $395.14 $42.45 – $129.67
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $460.99 $60.97 – $150.46
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $460.99 $62.48 – $250.39

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