Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers 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

$169.82

Cash price

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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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$353.80

Gross charge

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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.

$10.28 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $118.09 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) $10.28 ↓ -94%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $11.34 ↓ -93%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $18.01 ↓ -89%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $19.16 ↓ -89%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $22.69 ↓ -87%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $27.92 ↓ -84%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $30.92 ↓ -82%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $33.70 ↓ -80%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $34.20 ↓ -80%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $35.77 ↓ -79%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $37.81 ↓ -78%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $37.95 ↓ -78%
medica medica essentials (u m) $39.62 ↓ -77%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $39.62 ↓ -77%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $40.88 ↓ -76%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $41.70 ↓ -75%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $42.92 ↓ -75%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $47.58 ↓ -72%
medicare medicare (u) $50.08 ↓ -71%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $50.08 ↓ -71%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $51.10 ↓ -70%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $51.10 ↓ -70%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $51.10 ↓ -70%
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) $51.10 ↓ -70%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $52.02 ↓ -69%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $52.58 ↓ -69%
medica medica medicare (u) $52.58 ↓ -69%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $52.63 ↓ -69%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $56.70 ↓ -67%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $63.88 ↓ -62%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $83.68 ↓ -51%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $88.84 ↓ -48%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $95.65 ↓ -44%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $104.51 ↓ -38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $112.18 ↓ -34%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $118.09 ↓ -30%

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Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $320.00 $32.93 – $122.40
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $196.80 $26.15 – $97.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $209.60 $21.06 – $78.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $205.60 $49.63 – $184.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $196.80 $26.15 – $97.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $440.80 $29.20 – $76.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $440.80 $29.20 – $76.50
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $158.93 $27.76 – $120.52

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