Pt application of modality >=1 area hot/cold packs at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
200 State Avenue, Faribualt, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1154741577
$81.48
Cash price 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.
$145.50
Gross charge 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.
$4.47 with blue cross blue shield vs $311.00 with united healthcare (bdohsv) — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| blue cross blue shield | bc pmap (b d o s v) | $4.47 | ↓ -95% |
| medicaid ma | medicaid ma (v) | $5.05 | ↓ -94% |
| all other medicaid (v) | all other medicaid (v) | $5.05 | ↓ -94% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (v) | $5.20 | ↓ -94% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (bdoshv) | $12.21 | ↓ -85% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc state health plan (b d o s v) | $12.40 | ↓ -85% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (b d o s v) | $13.80 | ↓ -83% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aehp (b d o s v) | $16.25 | ↓ -80% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (bdosv) | $17.44 | ↓ -79% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) | $18.35 | ↓ -77% |
| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $29.27 | ↓ -64% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (bdosv) | $64.65 | ↓ -21% |
| aetna | aetna performance (bdosv) | $68.28 | ↓ -16% |
| aetna direct/indirect regional network | aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) | $86.25 | ↑ +6% |
| healthpartners | hpi (bdov) | $98.50 | ↑ +21% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (bdov) | $107.36 | ↑ +32% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $112.24 | ↑ +38% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $122.22 | ↑ +50% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $122.22 | ↑ +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) | $145.50 | ↑ +79% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (b d v o s) | $160.00 | ↑ +96% |
| medica health system | medica elect (b d o s v) | $242.06 | ↑ +197% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (bdosv) | $252.73 | ↑ +210% |
| medica | medica essentials (b d o s v) | $252.73 | ↑ +210% |
| medica health system | medica choice (b d o s v) | $266.00 | ↑ +226% |
| united healthcare (bdohsv) | united healthcare (bdosv) | $311.00 | ↑ +282% |
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Pt application of modality >=1 area hot/cold packs at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $77.47 | $3.85 – $10.98 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $81.48 | $4.47 – $107.36 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $77.47 | $3.85 – $13.58 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073 | $65.46 | $4.94 – $95.60 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $77.47 | $3.85 – $10.98 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | $81.48 | $4.47 – $98.50 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge | $81.48 | $4.47 – $98.50 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls | $81.48 | $4.85 – $67.73 |