Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout 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

$37.34

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$77.80

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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.

$15.65 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $86.33 with health partners — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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.

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) $15.65 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $17.27 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $22.00 ↓ -41%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $27.42 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $29.17 ↓ -22%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $30.37 ↓ -19%
medicare medicare (u) $31.97 ↓ -14%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $31.97 ↓ -14%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $32.59 ↓ -13%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $32.59 ↓ -13%
medica medica medicare (u) $33.57 ↓ -10%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $33.57 ↓ -10%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $33.57 ↓ -10%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $34.54 ↓ -7%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $40.74 ↑ +9%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $42.51 ↑ +14%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $47.07 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $52.06 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $54.46 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $54.63 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $57.57 ↑ +54%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $57.77 ↑ +55%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $58.00 ↑ +55%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $58.94 ↑ +58%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $60.32 ↑ +62%
medica medica essentials (u m) $60.32 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $62.24 ↑ +67%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $62.44 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $63.48 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $65.35 ↑ +75%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $68.15 ↑ +83%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $68.23 ↑ +83%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $73.23 ↑ +96%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $77.09 ↑ +106%
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) $77.80 ↑ +108%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $86.33 ↑ +131%

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Cortisol acth stimulation test - sendout at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $34.05 $27.14 – $78.68
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $37.34 $22.00 – $86.33
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $34.05 $27.14 – $78.68
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $40.82 $30.37 – $121.08
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $37.34 $22.00 – $58.94
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $34.05 $27.14 – $78.68
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $34.05 $27.14 – $78.68
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $34.05 $25.62 – $171.95

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