Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at Cambridge Medical Center

701 Dellwood St S, Cambridge, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1568427383

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$34.94

Cash price

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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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$62.40

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.

$12.55 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $2,045.11 with health partners — same scan, same building. Share

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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) $12.55 ↓ -64%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $27.72 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $29.28 ↓ -16%
medicaid medicaid ma (d) $31.35 ↓ -10%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (d) $31.35 ↓ -10%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $31.82 ↓ -9%
hennepin health scha pmap (d) $32.29 ↓ -8%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $36.99 ↑ +6%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $42.24 ↑ +21%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $42.99 ↑ +23%
medica ubh (d) medica ubh (d) $43.68 ↑ +25%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $43.91 ↑ +26%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $45.73 ↑ +31%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $46.04 ↑ +32%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $47.74 ↑ +37%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $47.74 ↑ +37%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $48.14 ↑ +38%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $50.24 ↑ +44%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $52.42 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $52.42 ↑ +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) $62.40 ↑ +79%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $112.52 ↑ +222%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $114.27 ↑ +227%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $127.26 ↑ +264%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $149.71 ↑ +328%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $160.70 ↑ +360%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $169.16 ↑ +384%
allina aetna medicare (d) allina aetna medicare (d) $788.80 ↑ +2158%
medicare medicare (d) $830.32 ↑ +2276%
medicare other all other medicare (d) $830.32 ↑ +2276%
medica medica medicare (d) $863.53 ↑ +2371%
bcbs bc medicare (d) $871.84 ↑ +2395%
scha msho (d) scha msho (d) $907.05 ↑ +2496%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $2,045.11 ↑ +5753%

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Consultation pathology during surgery cytological exam initial site at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $80.80 $24.45 – $90.90
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $143.20 $43.34 – $161.10
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $138.40 $41.88 – $155.70
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,336.00 $620.35 – $1,503.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $1,336.00 $633.76 – $1,503.00
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $143.20 $43.34 – $161.10
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $91.20 $39.16 – $102.60
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $91.20 $39.16 – $102.60

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