Mayo lamotrigine therapeutic drug level 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

$58.13

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.

$103.80

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.

$12.33 with allina aetna medicare (b) vs $84.65 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
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $12.33 ↓ -79%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $12.98 ↓ -78%
medicare medicare (b) $12.98 ↓ -78%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $13.24 ↓ -77%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $13.24 ↓ -77%
medica medica medicare (b) $13.50 ↓ -77%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $13.63 ↓ -77%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $13.64 ↓ -77%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $16.18 ↓ -72%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $21.97 ↓ -62%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $35.72 ↓ -39%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $37.73 ↓ -35%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $41.00 ↓ -29%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $44.03 ↓ -24%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $47.66 ↓ -18%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $54.43 ↓ -6%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $55.40 ↓ -5%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $56.31 ↓ -3%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $57.18 ↓ -2%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $58.92 ↑ +1%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $59.33 ↑ +2%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $61.51 ↑ +6%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $61.51 ↑ +6%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $62.02 ↑ +7%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $63.69 ↑ +10%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $64.74 ↑ +11%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $67.54 ↑ +16%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $67.54 ↑ +16%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $74.91 ↑ +29%
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) $80.40 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $80.42 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $84.65 ↑ +46%

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Mayo lamotrigine therapeutic drug level at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $37.60 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $37.60 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $37.60 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $37.60 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $37.60 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $37.60 $16.14 – $42.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $37.60 $16.14 – $42.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $63.70 $12.33 – $50.54

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