Warde 3004000 immunoglobulin subclass 1 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

$37.80

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.

$67.50

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.

$4.25 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $96.61 with blue cross blue shield — 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) $4.25 ↓ -89%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $7.47 ↓ -80%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $7.86 ↓ -79%
medicare medicare (b) $7.86 ↓ -79%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $8.01 ↓ -79%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $8.01 ↓ -79%
medica medica medicare (b) $8.17 ↓ -78%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $8.25 ↓ -78%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $8.25 ↓ -78%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $9.37 ↓ -75%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $9.90 ↓ -74%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $10.76 ↓ -72%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $12.51 ↓ -67%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $14.28 ↓ -62%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $14.54 ↓ -62%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $15.46 ↓ -59%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $15.57 ↓ -59%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $16.14 ↓ -57%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $16.14 ↓ -57%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $16.28 ↓ -57%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $16.99 ↓ -55%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $17.72 ↓ -53%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $17.72 ↓ -53%
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) $21.10 ↓ -44%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $23.41 ↓ -38%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $25.07 ↓ -34%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $64.26 ↑ +70%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $65.25 ↑ +73%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $72.68 ↑ +92%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $85.49 ↑ +126%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $91.77 ↑ +143%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $96.61 ↑ +156%

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Warde 3004000 immunoglobulin subclass 1 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $43.20 $13.07 – $48.60
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $254.40 $76.99 – $286.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $47.20 $14.28 – $53.10
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $60.00 $18.16 – $67.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $254.40 $76.99 – $286.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $52.00 $22.33 – $58.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $52.00 $22.33 – $58.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $32.40 $7.47 – $57.68

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