Mayo ticks babesia microti antibody igg 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

$34.44

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.

$61.50

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.

$11.53 with allina aetna medicare (b) vs $70.47 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) $11.53 ↓ -67%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $11.59 ↓ -66%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $12.14 ↓ -65%
medicare medicare (b) $12.14 ↓ -65%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $12.38 ↓ -64%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $12.38 ↓ -64%
medica medica medicare (b) $12.63 ↓ -63%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $12.75 ↓ -63%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $12.75 ↓ -63%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $18.29 ↓ -47%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $25.59 ↓ -26%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $27.03 ↓ -22%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $29.38 ↓ -15%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $34.15 ↓ -1%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $38.99 ↑ +13%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $39.69 ↑ +15%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $41.83 ↑ +21%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $42.21 ↑ +23%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $42.50 ↑ +23%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $44.07 ↑ +28%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $44.07 ↑ +28%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $44.43 ↑ +29%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $46.38 ↑ +35%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $46.88 ↑ +36%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $47.60 ↑ +38%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $48.38 ↑ +40%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $48.38 ↑ +40%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $53.02 ↑ +54%
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) $57.60 ↑ +67%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $62.36 ↑ +81%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $66.94 ↑ +94%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $70.47 ↑ +105%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $54.40 $16.46 – $61.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $66.40 $20.09 – $74.70
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $54.40 $16.46 – $61.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $134.40 $23.36 – $61.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $134.40 $23.36 – $61.20
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $36.77 $11.53 – $42.07
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $34.44 $11.53 – $53.02
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $36.77 $11.53 – $41.83

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