Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus 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

$94.30

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.

$168.40

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.

$20.71 with blue cross blue shield vs $160.20 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
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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
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $20.71 ↓ -78%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $32.23 ↓ -66%
allina aetna medicare (d) allina aetna medicare (d) $32.67 ↓ -65%
medicare medicare (d) $34.39 ↓ -64%
medicare other all other medicare (d) $34.39 ↓ -64%
medicaid medicaid ma (d) $35.06 ↓ -63%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (d) $35.06 ↓ -63%
medica medica medicare (d) $35.77 ↓ -62%
bcbs bc medicare (d) $36.11 ↓ -62%
hennepin health scha pmap (d) $36.11 ↓ -62%
scha msho (d) scha msho (d) $37.83 ↓ -60%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $53.06 ↓ -44%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $53.88 ↓ -43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $60.01 ↓ -36%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $70.59 ↓ -25%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $71.18 ↓ -25%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $75.18 ↓ -20%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $75.78 ↓ -20%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $79.77 ↓ -15%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $81.70 ↓ -13%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $94.97 ↑ +1%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $108.45 ↑ +15%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $110.38 ↑ +17%
medica ubh (d) medica ubh (d) $112.14 ↑ +19%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $117.39 ↑ +24%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $117.78 ↑ +25%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $118.21 ↑ +25%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $122.57 ↑ +30%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $122.57 ↑ +30%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $123.58 ↑ +31%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $128.99 ↑ +37%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $134.57 ↑ +43%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $134.57 ↑ +43%
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) $160.20 ↑ +70%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $107.20 $32.44 – $120.60
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $108.80 $32.93 – $122.40
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $101.60 $30.75 – $114.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $108.80 $32.93 – $122.40
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $136.00 $56.33 – $147.60
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $136.00 $56.33 – $147.60
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $121.87 $16.78 – $63.07
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $94.30 $20.71 – $118.21

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