Perq plmt bile duct stent at Buffalo Hospital
303 Catlin St, Buffalo, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1538123567
$2,641.35
Cash price 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.
$4,716.70
Gross charge 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.
$949.00 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $14,606.64 with health partners — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $949.00 | ↓ -64% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc pmap (b d o s v) | $1,130.43 | ↓ -57% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (bdosv) | $2,095.63 | ↓ -21% |
| aetna | aetna performance (bdosv) | $2,213.55 | ↓ -16% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (bdoshv) | $2,422.38 | ↓ -8% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc state health plan (b d o s v) | $2,460.16 | ↓ -7% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (b d o s v) | $2,739.79 | ↑ +4% |
| aetna direct/indirect regional network | aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) | $2,796.06 | ↑ +6% |
| healthpartners | hpi (bdov) | $3,193.06 | ↑ +21% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aehp (b d o s v) | $3,223.05 | ↑ +22% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (bdosv) | $3,459.85 | ↑ +31% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (bdov) | $3,480.44 | ↑ +32% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $3,638.46 | ↑ +38% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) | $3,641.92 | ↑ +38% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $3,962.03 | ↑ +50% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $3,962.03 | ↑ +50% |
| 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) | $4,716.70 | ↑ +79% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (b d v o s) | $5,712.00 | ↑ +116% |
| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (b) | $5,759.91 | ↑ +118% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (b) | $5,759.91 | ↑ +118% |
| allina aetna medicare (b) | allina aetna medicare (b) | $5,918.92 | ↑ +124% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (b) | $5,932.71 | ↑ +125% |
| medicare | medicare (b) | $6,230.44 | ↑ +136% |
| medicare other | all other medicare (b) | $6,230.44 | ↑ +136% |
| medica | medica medicare (b) | $6,479.66 | ↑ +145% |
| bcbs | bc medicare (b) | $6,541.96 | ↑ +148% |
| medica health system | medica elect (b d o s v) | $10,242.96 | ↑ +288% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (bdosv) | $10,694.53 | ↑ +305% |
| medica | medica essentials (b d o s v) | $10,694.53 | ↑ +305% |
| medica health system | medica choice (b d o s v) | $11,256.00 | ↑ +326% |
| medica ub health (b) | medica ub health (b) | $12,132.00 | ↑ +359% |
| united healthcare (bdohsv) | united healthcare (bdosv) | $12,902.00 | ↑ +388% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (mu) | $14,606.64 | ↑ +453% |
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Perq plmt bile duct stent at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $4,121.14 | $1,025.81 – $8,774.00 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $2,641.35 | $1,130.43 – $10,694.53 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $4,121.14 | $1,025.81 – $14,606.64 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $2,641.35 | $1,130.43 – $10,694.53 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $4,121.14 | $1,025.81 – $8,774.00 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge | $2,641.35 | $1,130.43 – $10,694.53 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls | $2,641.35 | $1,105.82 – $6,230.44 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby | not published | $6,126.08 – $6,126.08 |