Transabdom amnioinfus w/us 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

$293.44

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.

$524.00

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.

$105.43 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $2,924.00 with united healthcare (bdohsv) — 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $105.43 ↓ -64%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $232.81 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $245.91 ↓ -16%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $290.33 ↓ -1%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $290.33 ↓ -1%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $298.35 ↑ +2%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $299.04 ↑ +2%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $310.63 ↑ +6%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $314.05 ↑ +7%
medicare medicare (b) $314.05 ↑ +7%
medica medica medicare (b) $326.61 ↑ +11%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $329.75 ↑ +12%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $354.73 ↑ +21%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $386.66 ↑ +32%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $404.21 ↑ +38%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $432.00 ↑ +47%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $439.41 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $440.16 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $440.16 ↑ +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) $524.00 ↑ +79%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $761.54 ↑ +160%
medica ub health (b) medica ub health (b) $915.00 ↑ +212%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $960.05 ↑ +227%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $1,002.38 ↑ +242%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $1,002.38 ↑ +242%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $1,055.00 ↑ +260%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $1,126.25 ↑ +284%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $1,143.72 ↑ +290%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $1,273.75 ↑ +334%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $1,498.42 ↑ +411%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $1,608.48 ↑ +448%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $1,693.14 ↑ +477%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $2,924.00 ↑ +896%

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Transabdom amnioinfus w/us at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $349.10 $277.01 – $3,243.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $293.44 $290.33 – $1,273.75
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $349.10 $277.01 – $3,243.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $293.44 $290.33 – $1,273.75
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $349.10 $277.01 – $3,243.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $293.44 $290.33 – $1,273.75
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $293.44 $221.71 – $2,783.83
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $319.40 – $319.40

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