Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 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

$298.37

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.

$621.60

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.

$93.08 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $2,069.40 with health partners — 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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $93.08 ↓ -69%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $106.35 ↓ -64%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $117.35 ↓ -61%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $186.33 ↓ -38%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $198.23 ↓ -34%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $209.58 ↓ -30%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $222.44 ↓ -25%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $234.70 ↓ -21%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $239.50 ↓ -20%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $261.67 ↓ -12%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $272.00 ↓ -9%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $280.90 ↓ -6%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $288.83 ↓ -3%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $295.68 ↓ -1%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $353.74 ↑ +19%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $370.02 ↑ +24%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $391.16 ↑ +31%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $392.54 ↑ +32%
medica medica essentials (u m) $409.82 ↑ +37%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $409.82 ↑ +37%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $422.88 ↑ +42%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $431.34 ↑ +45%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $444.02 ↑ +49%
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) $528.60 ↑ +77%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $640.71 ↑ +115%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $674.68 ↑ +126%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $674.68 ↑ +126%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $693.30 ↑ +132%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $694.92 ↑ +133%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $700.04 ↑ +135%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $729.79 ↑ +145%
medicare medicare (u) $729.79 ↑ +145%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $766.28 ↑ +157%
medica medica medicare (u) $766.28 ↑ +157%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $843.35 ↑ +183%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $1,761.42 ↑ +490%
health partners hpi (u m) $2,069.40 ↑ +594%

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Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,725.60 $507.57 – $1,941.30
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $274.06 $133.68 – $3,572.45
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $298.37 $93.08 – $3,243.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $274.06 $133.68 – $3,572.45
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $389.87 $139.47 – $729.79
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $298.37 $93.08 – $3,243.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $274.06 $133.68 – $3,760.50
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $274.06 $133.68 – $3,572.45

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