Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at Sanford Canby Medical Center

112 St Olaf Ave S, Canby, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1780781054

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$244.00

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$305.00

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$46.24 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $179.54 with Medica — 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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $46.24 ↓ -81%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $87.10 ↓ -64%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $93.59 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $94.35 ↓ -61%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $94.35 ↓ -61%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $94.35 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $94.35 ↓ -61%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $94.35 ↓ -61%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $96.26 ↓ -61%
Security Health Plan Commercial $105.05 ↓ -57%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $105.05 ↓ -57%
Health Partners State Employees $131.60 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $149.00 ↓ -39%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $150.78 ↓ -38%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $150.78 ↓ -38%
Health Partners Commercial $152.80 ↓ -37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $156.24 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $159.49 ↓ -35%
Aetna Commercial $165.98 ↓ -32%
Ucare Commercial $167.81 ↓ -31%
Medica Choice $167.89 ↓ -31%
Cigna Commercial $171.90 ↓ -30%
Multiplan Commercial $171.90 ↓ -30%
Healthez Commercial $171.90 ↓ -30%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $171.90 ↓ -30%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $177.38 ↓ -27%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $177.38 ↓ -27%
Medica Elect $179.54 ↓ -26%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —

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Brace knee extender plus 22-30in at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $66.40 $20.09 – $74.70
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $225.60 $68.27 – $253.80
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $274.25 $37.90 – $958.90
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $240.00 $116.31 – $958.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $66.40 $20.09 – $74.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,240.99 $85.16 – $846.64
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $1,447.82 $61.67 – $1,096.96
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $1,240.99 $85.16 – $329.04

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