Transcath closure of asd 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

$12,502.11

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.

$22,325.20

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.

$4,491.83 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $44,955.65 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $4,491.83 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $6,608.37 ↓ -47%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $9,919.09 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $10,477.22 ↓ -16%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $11,385.85 ↓ -9%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $13,234.38 ↑ +6%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $15,113.49 ↑ +21%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $15,382.06 ↑ +23%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $16,359.91 ↑ +31%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $16,473.70 ↑ +32%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $16,937.77 ↑ +35%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $17,081.01 ↑ +37%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $17,081.01 ↑ +37%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $17,200.70 ↑ +38%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $17,221.66 ↑ +38%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $17,465.55 ↑ +40%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $17,465.55 ↑ +40%
medica ub health (b) medica ub health (b) $17,815.51 ↑ +43%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $17,907.75 ↑ +43%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $17,976.25 ↑ +44%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $17,989.52 ↑ +44%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $18,753.17 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $18,753.17 ↑ +50%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $18,850.26 ↑ +51%
medicare medicare (b) $18,850.26 ↑ +51%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $19,156.23 ↑ +53%
medica medica medicare (b) $19,604.27 ↑ +57%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $19,792.77 ↑ +58%
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) $22,325.20 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $22,535.03 ↑ +80%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $24,190.21 ↑ +93%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $25,463.45 ↑ +104%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $44,955.65 ↑ +260%

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Transcath closure of asd at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $19,500.80 $11,108.14 – $21,938.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $9,595.39 $5,355.39 – $21,831.94
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $12,502.11 $6,608.37 – $19,566.13
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $9,595.39 $5,355.39 – $44,955.65
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $12,502.11 $6,608.37 – $20,592.34
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $9,595.39 $5,355.39 – $21,831.94
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $12,502.11 $6,608.37 – $20,592.34
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $12,502.11 $8,457.98 – $41,866.59

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