Mayo muscle-specific kinase (musk) antibody 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

$2,134.44

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.

$3,811.50

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.

$17.13 with allina aetna medicare (b) vs $1,500.60 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) $17.13 ↓ -99%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $18.03 ↓ -99%
medicare medicare (b) $18.03 ↓ -99%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $18.38 ↓ -99%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $18.38 ↓ -99%
medica medica medicare (b) $18.75 ↓ -99%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $18.93 ↓ -99%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $18.93 ↓ -99%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $61.64 ↓ -97%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $301.92 ↓ -86%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $349.21 ↓ -84%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $475.69 ↓ -78%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $495.50 ↓ -77%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $514.96 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $582.83 ↓ -73%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $625.75 ↓ -71%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $658.61 ↓ -69%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $666.72 ↓ -69%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $704.23 ↓ -67%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $765.31 ↓ -64%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $889.56 ↓ -58%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $1,015.86 ↓ -52%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $1,033.91 ↓ -52%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $1,099.64 ↓ -48%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $1,107.29 ↓ -48%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $1,148.11 ↓ -46%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $1,148.11 ↓ -46%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $1,157.56 ↓ -46%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $1,208.28 ↓ -43%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,260.50 ↓ -41%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,260.50 ↓ -41%
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) $1,500.60 ↓ -30%

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Mayo muscle-specific kinase (musk) antibody at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $596.80 $180.61 – $671.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $596.80 $180.61 – $671.40
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $540.80 $232.21 – $608.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $540.80 $232.21 – $608.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,829.52 $17.13 – $33.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $2,134.44 $17.13 – $1,107.29
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $1,829.52 $17.13 – $61.64
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $2,134.44 $17.13 – $1,107.29

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