Warde vitamin a 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

$37.63

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.

$67.20

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.

$7.69 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $68.69 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) $7.69 ↓ -80%
allina aetna medicare (b) allina aetna medicare (b) $10.81 ↓ -71%
medicare other all other medicare (b) $11.38 ↓ -70%
medicare medicare (b) $11.38 ↓ -70%
medicaid medicaid ma (b) $11.60 ↓ -69%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (b) $11.60 ↓ -69%
medica medica medicare (b) $11.84 ↓ -69%
south country health alliance scha pmap (b) $11.95 ↓ -68%
bcbs bc medicare (b) $11.95 ↓ -68%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $16.97 ↓ -55%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $17.83 ↓ -53%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $17.93 ↓ -52%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $19.48 ↓ -48%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $22.64 ↓ -40%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $25.86 ↓ -31%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $26.32 ↓ -30%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $27.99 ↓ -26%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $28.19 ↓ -25%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $29.23 ↓ -22%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $29.23 ↓ -22%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $29.47 ↓ -22%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $30.76 ↓ -18%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $32.09 ↓ -15%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $32.09 ↓ -15%
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) $38.20 ↑ +2%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $38.53 ↑ +2%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $45.70 ↑ +21%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $46.40 ↑ +23%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $51.68 ↑ +37%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $60.79 ↑ +62%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $65.26 ↑ +73%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $68.69 ↑ +83%

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Warde vitamin a at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $48.80 $14.77 – $54.90
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $48.80 $14.77 – $54.90
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $117.60 $14.77 – $54.90
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $48.80 $14.77 – $54.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $48.80 $14.77 – $54.90
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $48.80 $20.95 – $54.90
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $48.80 $20.95 – $54.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $32.26 $10.81 – $41.02

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