Warde actin (smooth muscle) antibody each 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

$104.78

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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.

$187.10

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.

$11.22 with allina aetna medicare (b) vs $67.20 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

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
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $11.22 ↓ -89%
medicare medicare (b) $11.81 ↓ -89%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $11.81 ↓ -89%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $12.04 ↓ -89%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $12.04 ↓ -89%
medica medica medicare (b) $12.28 ↓ -88%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $12.40 ↓ -88%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $12.40 ↓ -88%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $13.52 ↓ -87%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $15.64 ↓ -85%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $21.30 ↓ -80%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $22.19 ↓ -79%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $23.06 ↓ -78%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $26.10 ↓ -75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $28.02 ↓ -73%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $29.49 ↓ -72%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $29.86 ↓ -72%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $31.54 ↓ -70%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $34.27 ↓ -67%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $39.84 ↓ -62%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $40.72 ↓ -61%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $45.49 ↓ -57%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $46.30 ↓ -56%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $49.24 ↓ -53%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $49.59 ↓ -53%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $51.41 ↓ -51%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $51.41 ↓ -51%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $51.84 ↓ -51%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $54.11 ↓ -48%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $56.45 ↓ -46%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $56.45 ↓ -46%
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) $67.20 ↓ -36%

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Warde actin (smooth muscle) antibody each at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $55.20 $16.46 – $61.20
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $52.80 $10.17 – $37.80
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $52.80 $15.98 – $59.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $52.80 $15.98 – $59.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $52.80 $10.17 – $37.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $52.80 $15.80 – $41.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $52.80 $15.80 – $41.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $114.62 $11.22 – $21.81

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