Inj disk cerv-thor ea lev 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

$522.82

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.

$933.60

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.

$149.49 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $2,092.86 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) $149.49 ↓ -71%
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $199.00 ↓ -62%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $330.11 ↓ -37%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $348.69 ↓ -33%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $378.93 ↓ -28%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $440.45 ↓ -16%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $502.99 ↓ -4%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $543.14 ↑ +4%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $544.47 ↑ +4%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $548.26 ↑ +5%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $568.47 ↑ +9%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $568.47 ↑ +9%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $573.15 ↑ +10%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $598.26 ↑ +14%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $624.12 ↑ +19%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $624.12 ↑ +19%
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) $743.00 ↑ +42%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $1,392.13 ↑ +166%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $1,413.74 ↑ +170%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $1,574.46 ↑ +201%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $1,852.17 ↑ +254%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $1,988.20 ↑ +280%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $2,092.86 ↑ +300%

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Inj disk cerv-thor ea lev at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $2,373.60 $718.31 – $2,670.30
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,896.80 $1.02 – $2,133.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $2,373.60 $718.31 – $2,670.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $487.58 $440.16 – $3,243.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $522.82 $432.00 – $1,574.46
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $487.58 $440.16 – $3,243.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $487.58 $440.16 – $3,243.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $522.82 $432.00 – $1,574.46

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