Ustekinumab 45 mg/0.5 ml subcutaneous solution 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

$45,901.36

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.

$81,966.72

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 $81,966.72 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — 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%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $145.37 ↓ -100%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $145.37 ↓ -100%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $149.73 ↓ -100%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $336.33 ↓ -99%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $379.54 ↓ -99%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $446.47 ↓ -99%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $478.27 ↓ -99%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $479.26 ↓ -99%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $504.49 ↓ -99%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $504.49 ↓ -99%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $569.75 ↓ -99%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $16,491.70 ↓ -64%
south country health alliance scha msho (b) $32,786.69 ↓ -29%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $36,417.81 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $38,466.98 ↓ -16%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $41,803.03 ↓ -9%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $48,589.87 ↑ +6%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $55,489.01 ↑ +21%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $58,786.53 ↑ +28%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $60,483.02 ↑ +32%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $61,376.68 ↑ +34%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $61,376.68 ↑ +34%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $63,229.13 ↑ +38%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $64,597.97 ↑ +41%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $68,852.04 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $68,852.04 ↑ +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) $81,966.72 ↑ +79%

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Ustekinumab 45 mg/0.5 ml subcutaneous solution at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $31,052.44 $141.93 – $34,934.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $35,620.92 $3,090.75 – $8,098.03
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $35,620.92 $3,090.75 – $8,098.03
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $45,901.36 $145.37 – $60,483.02
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $45,901.36 $145.37 – $60,483.02
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $45,901.36 $145.37 – $55,489.01
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $45,901.36 $145.37 – $38,149.94
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $141.93 – $156.87

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