Bx of breast open 19101 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

$2,236.85

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.

$4,660.10

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.

$937.61 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $9,586.81 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $937.61 ↓ -58%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $938.72 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $1,034.54 ↓ -54%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $1,935.00 ↓ -13%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $2,331.44 ↑ +4%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,456.00 ↑ +10%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $2,475.08 ↑ +11%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,626.00 ↑ +17%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $2,664.90 ↑ +19%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $2,911.65 ↑ +30%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $3,118.54 ↑ +39%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $3,125.51 ↑ +40%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $3,262.07 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $3,290.00 ↑ +47%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $3,448.47 ↑ +54%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $3,487.03 ↑ +56%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $3,728.08 ↑ +67%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $3,730.45 ↑ +67%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $3,730.45 ↑ +67%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,784.00 ↑ +69%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $3,810.06 ↑ +70%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $3,833.44 ↑ +71%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $3,842.36 ↑ +72%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $3,914.48 ↑ +75%
medicare medicare (u) $4,035.20 ↑ +80%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $4,035.20 ↑ +80%
medica medica medicare (u) $4,236.96 ↑ +89%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $4,236.96 ↑ +89%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $4,640.00 ↑ +107%
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) $4,660.10 ↑ +108%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $4,663.06 ↑ +108%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $4,845.00 ↑ +117%
medica medica essentials (u m) $4,845.00 ↑ +117%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $5,099.00 ↑ +128%
health partners hpi (u m) $8,530.62 ↑ +281%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $9,257.00 ↑ +314%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $9,586.81 ↑ +329%

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Bx of breast open 19101 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $2,236.85 $938.72 – $9,586.81
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $2,236.85 $938.72 – $4,845.00
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $4,020.74 – $4,020.74
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $4,020.74 – $4,020.74
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $4,020.74 – $4,020.74
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $4,020.74 – $4,020.74
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $4,020.74 – $4,020.74
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $2,749.90 – $3,945.96

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