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Brain MRI (without contrast) at Sanford Luverne Medical Center

1600 N Kniss Ave, Luverne, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1497703045

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

$2,939.20

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,674.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$253.81 with Ucare vs $3,475.60 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $253.81 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $578.05 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $1,156.10 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $1,156.10 ↓ -61%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $1,293.25 ↓ -56%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $1,385.10 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $1,399.79 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $1,399.79 ↓ -52%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $1,399.79 ↓ -52%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $1,399.79 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $1,399.79 ↓ -52%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $1,427.35 ↓ -51%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $1,737.80 ↓ -41%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $1,968.53 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $1,968.53 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $2,020.70 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $2,315.72 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $2,315.72 ↓ -21%
Health Partners State Employees $2,531.39 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $2,939.20 ↑ +0%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $3,067.79 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $3,192.71 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $3,227.98 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $3,229.45 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial $3,306.60 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $3,306.60 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $3,306.60 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $3,306.60 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $3,475.60 ↑ +18%

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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $3,062.40 $253.81 – $3,445.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $3,083.20 $176.78 – $3,468.60
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $3,083.20 $253.81 – $3,468.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $2,676.80 $253.81 – $3,011.40
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $3,083.20 $253.81 – $3,468.60
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $3,092.80 $180.60 – $3,479.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $3,062.40 $253.81 – $3,445.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $2,757.60 $253.81 – $3,102.30

All Minnesota hospitals for this procedure →