Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response gamma interferon 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

$207.20

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.

$370.00

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.

$25.07 with blue cross blue shield vs $194.41 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
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $25.07 ↓ -88%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $35.25 ↓ -83%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $57.70 ↓ -72%
medicare medicare (b) $60.74 ↓ -71%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $60.74 ↓ -71%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $61.92 ↓ -70%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $61.92 ↓ -70%
medica medica medicare (b) $63.17 ↓ -70%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $63.78 ↓ -69%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $63.78 ↓ -69%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $64.26 ↓ -69%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $65.25 ↓ -69%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $72.68 ↓ -65%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $77.84 ↓ -62%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $82.22 ↓ -60%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $85.49 ↓ -59%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $89.35 ↓ -57%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $91.77 ↓ -56%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $96.61 ↓ -53%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $103.86 ↓ -50%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $118.61 ↓ -43%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $120.71 ↓ -42%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $128.39 ↓ -38%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $129.28 ↓ -38%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $134.05 ↓ -35%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $134.05 ↓ -35%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $135.15 ↓ -35%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $141.07 ↓ -32%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $147.17 ↓ -29%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $147.17 ↓ -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) $175.20 ↓ -15%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $194.41 ↓ -6%

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Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response gamma interferon at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $186.40 $16.70 – $62.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $542.40 $54.23 – $201.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $250.40 $56.17 – $208.80
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $192.00 $54.47 – $202.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $542.40 $54.23 – $201.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $229.60 $98.58 – $258.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $229.60 $98.58 – $258.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $226.80 $20.32 – $111.40

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