Warde 3400683 amplification rna markers infectious disease bacterial vaginosis 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

$97.44

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.

$174.00

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.

$35.01 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $193.07 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) $35.01 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $44.67 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $77.31 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $81.66 ↓ -16%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $88.74 ↓ -9%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $103.15 ↑ +6%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $114.50 ↑ +18%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $116.28 ↑ +19%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $117.79 ↑ +21%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $119.89 ↑ +23%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $127.51 ↑ +31%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $128.39 ↑ +32%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $129.50 ↑ +33%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $132.79 ↑ +36%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $133.01 ↑ +37%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $133.01 ↑ +37%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $133.13 ↑ +37%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $133.13 ↑ +37%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $134.22 ↑ +38%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $137.00 ↑ +41%
medicare medicare (b) $139.78 ↑ +43%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $139.78 ↑ +43%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $140.10 ↑ +44%
medica medica medicare (b) $145.37 ↑ +49%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $146.16 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $146.16 ↑ +50%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $146.77 ↑ +51%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $152.34 ↑ +56%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $163.53 ↑ +68%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $172.13 ↑ +77%
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) $174.00 ↑ +79%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $193.07 ↑ +98%

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Warde 3400683 amplification rna markers infectious disease bacterial vaginosis at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $83.52 $36.20 – $166.26
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $97.44 $44.67 – $146.77
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $83.52 $36.20 – $193.07
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $97.44 $44.67 – $153.76
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $105.22 $58.21 – $199.28
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $83.52 $36.20 – $166.26
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $97.44 $44.67 – $153.76
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $97.44 $57.18 – $283.02

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