Crtj pericardial window/prtl resecj w/drg/bx 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

$2,606.06

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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$5,429.30

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.

$482.05 with medicaid vs $5,429.30 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — 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.

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
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $482.05 ↓ -82%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $482.05 ↓ -82%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $496.51 ↓ -81%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $602.56 ↓ -77%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,092.38 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $1,205.30 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $1,223.06 ↓ -53%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $1,265.00 ↓ -51%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $1,414.11 ↓ -46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $1,840.53 ↓ -29%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $1,945.00 ↓ -25%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,010.00 ↓ -23%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $2,284.04 ↓ -12%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $2,897.00 ↑ +11%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $3,025.00 ↑ +16%
medica medica essentials (u m) $3,025.00 ↑ +16%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,119.00 ↑ +20%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $3,184.00 ↑ +22%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $3,512.58 ↑ +35%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $3,633.29 ↑ +39%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $3,714.00 ↑ +43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $3,729.11 ↑ +43%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $3,800.51 ↑ +46%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $4,015.25 ↑ +54%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $4,017.68 ↑ +54%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $4,343.44 ↑ +67%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $4,386.91 ↑ +68%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $4,560.61 ↑ +75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $4,709.14 ↑ +81%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $4,957.07 ↑ +90%
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) $5,429.30 ↑ +108%

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Crtj pericardial window/prtl resecj w/drg/bx at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $2,606.06 $482.05 – $4,386.91
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $2,606.06 $482.05 – $4,386.91
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $642.14 – $709.73
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington not published $642.14 – $709.73

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