Acetylcholinesterase assay at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center

200 State Avenue, Faribualt, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1154741577

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

$52.47

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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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$93.70

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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.

$11.44 with allina aetna medicare (v) vs $93.70 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 (v) allina aetna medicare (v) $11.44 ↓ -78%
medicare medicare (v) $12.04 ↓ -77%
medicare other all other medicare (v) $12.04 ↓ -77%
all other medicaid (v) all other medicaid (v) $12.28 ↓ -77%
medicaid ma medicaid ma (v) $12.28 ↓ -77%
medica medicare medica medicare (v) $12.52 ↓ -76%
bcbs bc medicare (v) $12.64 ↓ -76%
south country health alliance scha pmap (v) $12.65 ↓ -76%
scha msho (v) scha msho (v) $13.24 ↓ -75%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $17.83 ↓ -66%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $18.85 ↓ -64%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $41.63 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $43.97 ↓ -16%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $45.70 ↓ -13%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $46.40 ↓ -12%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $47.79 ↓ -9%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $51.68 ↓ -2%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $55.55 ↑ +6%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $60.79 ↑ +16%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $63.43 ↑ +21%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $64.56 ↑ +23%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $65.26 ↑ +24%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $68.66 ↑ +31%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $68.69 ↑ +31%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $69.14 ↑ +32%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $71.69 ↑ +37%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $71.69 ↑ +37%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $72.28 ↑ +38%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $75.45 ↑ +44%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $78.71 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $78.71 ↑ +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) $93.70 ↑ +79%

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Acetylcholinesterase assay at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $57.79 $11.44 – $41.02
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $52.47 $11.44 – $69.14
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $57.79 $11.44 – $41.83
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $67.98 $11.44 – $99.28
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $57.79 $11.44 – $22.40
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $52.47 $11.44 – $63.43
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $52.47 $11.44 – $63.43
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $52.47 $11.44 – $112.95

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