Mayo insulin antibodies 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

$79.63

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.

$142.20

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.

$12.64 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $104.58 with blue cross blue shield — 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) $12.64 ↓ -84%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $19.93 ↓ -75%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $20.98 ↓ -74%
medicare medicare (b) $20.98 ↓ -74%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $21.39 ↓ -73%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $21.39 ↓ -73%
medica medica medicare (b) $21.82 ↓ -73%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $22.03 ↓ -72%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $22.03 ↓ -72%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $27.14 ↓ -66%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $27.90 ↓ -65%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $29.47 ↓ -63%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $32.03 ↓ -60%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $37.23 ↓ -53%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $42.51 ↓ -47%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $43.27 ↓ -46%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $46.02 ↓ -42%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $46.34 ↓ -42%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $48.05 ↓ -40%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $48.05 ↓ -40%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $48.44 ↓ -39%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $50.57 ↓ -36%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $52.75 ↓ -34%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $52.75 ↓ -34%
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) $62.80 ↓ -21%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $69.56 ↓ -13%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $69.68 ↓ -12%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $70.65 ↓ -11%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $78.68 ↓ -1%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $92.56 ↑ +16%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $99.36 ↑ +25%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $104.58 ↑ +31%

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Mayo insulin antibodies at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $54.40 $16.46 – $61.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $54.40 $16.46 – $61.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $64.80 $23.36 – $61.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $64.80 $23.36 – $61.20
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $68.26 $19.93 – $62.44
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $79.63 $19.93 – $78.68
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $68.26 $19.93 – $71.55
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $79.63 $19.93 – $78.68

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