Analysis gene f2 20210g>a variant at United Hospital

333 Smith Ave N. St. Paul, MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1457319485

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$48.29

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.

$100.60

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.

$20.24 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $254.54 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — 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) $20.24 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $22.33 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $35.46 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $37.72 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $44.67 ↓ -7%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $54.97 ↑ +14%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $60.86 ↑ +26%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $61.16 ↑ +27%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $64.38 ↑ +33%
medicare medicare (u) $64.38 ↑ +33%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $65.63 ↑ +36%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $65.63 ↑ +36%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $67.32 ↑ +39%
medica medica medicare (u) $67.60 ↑ +40%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $67.60 ↑ +40%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $67.60 ↑ +40%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $70.42 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $72.62 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $74.44 ↑ +54%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $74.71 ↑ +55%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $78.00 ↑ +62%
medica medica essentials (u m) $78.00 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $80.48 ↑ +67%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $82.04 ↑ +70%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $82.09 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $84.50 ↑ +75%
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) $100.60 ↑ +108%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $100.60 ↑ +108%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $102.41 ↑ +112%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $111.63 ↑ +131%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $180.38 ↑ +274%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $191.49 ↑ +297%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $206.18 ↑ +327%
health partners hpi (u m) $209.97 ↑ +335%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $225.26 ↑ +366%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $241.82 ↑ +401%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $254.54 ↑ +427%

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Analysis gene f2 20210g>a variant at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $192.00 $58.10 – $216.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $192.00 $58.10 – $216.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $244.00 $58.10 – $216.00
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $192.00 $58.10 – $216.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $192.00 $82.44 – $216.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $192.00 $82.44 – $216.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $50.74 $61.16 – $259.78
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $48.29 $61.16 – $111.63

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