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Cholesterol (lipid) test 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

$77.60

Cash price

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

$97.00

Gross charge

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

$34.14 with Sanford Health Plan Align vs $93.50 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $34.14 ↓ -56%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $36.57 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $36.96 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $36.96 ↓ -52%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $36.96 ↓ -52%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $36.96 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $36.96 ↓ -52%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $37.68 ↓ -51%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $45.88 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $46.75 ↓ -40%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $51.97 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $51.97 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $53.35 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $61.14 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $61.14 ↓ -21%
Health Partners State Employees $66.83 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $77.60 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $79.35 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $81.00 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $84.29 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $85.22 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $85.26 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial $87.30 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $87.30 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $87.30 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $87.30 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $91.76 ↑ +18%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $93.50 ↑ +20%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital

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Cholesterol (lipid) test at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $145.60 $46.75 – $163.80
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $100.00 $46.75 – $112.50
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $102.40 $46.75 – $115.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $145.60 $46.75 – $163.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $124.00 $46.75 – $139.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $124.00 $46.75 – $139.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $12.72 – $14.06
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $46.75 – $46.75

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