Reteplase injection 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

$3,119.57

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.

$5,570.66

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.

$0.01 with united healthcare (bdohsv) vs $6,181.32 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.

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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
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $0.01 ↓ -100%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,120.82 ↓ -64%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $2,146.65 ↓ -31%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $2,146.65 ↓ -31%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $2,211.05 ↓ -29%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $2,475.04 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $2,614.31 ↓ -16%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $2,759.35 ↓ -12%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $2,841.04 ↓ -9%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $2,904.58 ↓ -7%
medicare medicare (b) $2,904.58 ↓ -7%
medica medica medicare (b) $3,020.76 ↓ -3%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $3,049.80 ↓ -2%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $3,136.92 ↑ +1%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $3,302.29 ↑ +6%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $3,540.01 ↑ +13%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $3,771.17 ↑ +21%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $3,995.28 ↑ +28%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $4,110.57 ↑ +32%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $4,164.25 ↑ +33%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $4,171.31 ↑ +34%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $4,171.31 ↑ +34%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $4,297.21 ↑ +38%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $4,390.24 ↑ +41%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $4,470.11 ↑ +43%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $4,679.35 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $4,679.35 ↑ +50%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $4,705.37 ↑ +51%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $4,705.37 ↑ +51%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $5,314.06 ↑ +70%
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) $5,570.66 ↑ +79%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $6,181.32 ↑ +98%

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Reteplase injection at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $2,825.42 $2,146.65 – $5,001.19
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $3,119.57 $2,146.65 – $5,314.06
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Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $2,825.42 $2,146.65 – $3,720.43
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $3,119.57 $2,146.65 – $5,314.06
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $3,119.57 $2,146.65 – $7,989.54
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $2,759.35 – $3,049.80

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