Intubation endotracheal emergency procedure 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

$832.00

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$1,040.00

Gross charge

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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.

$193.68 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $756.80 with Medica — 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $193.68 ↓ -77%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $243.83 ↓ -71%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $281.60 ↓ -66%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $301.60 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $304.80 ↓ -63%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $304.80 ↓ -63%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $304.80 ↓ -63%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $304.80 ↓ -63%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $304.80 ↓ -63%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $310.80 ↓ -63%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $378.40 ↓ -55%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $428.64 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $428.64 ↓ -48%
Security Health Plan Commercial $440.00 ↓ -47%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $504.24 ↓ -39%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $504.24 ↓ -39%
Health Partners State Employees $551.20 ↓ -34%
Health Partners Commercial $640.00 ↓ -23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $654.40 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $668.00 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial $695.20 ↓ -16%
Ucare Commercial $702.88 ↓ -16%
Medica Choice $703.20 ↓ -15%
Multiplan Commercial $720.00 ↓ -13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $720.00 ↓ -13%
Cigna Commercial $720.00 ↓ -13%
Healthez Commercial $720.00 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $740.16 ↓ -11%
Medica Elect $756.80 ↓ -9%

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Intubation endotracheal emergency procedure at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $744.00 $225.15 – $837.00
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $617.60 $186.90 – $694.80
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $798.40 $241.62 – $898.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $466.40 $141.14 – $524.70
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $798.40 $176.23 – $898.20
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $558.40 $180.03 – $628.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $617.60 $186.90 – $694.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $592.80 $243.83 – $666.90

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