Ghs sensitivity (per antimicro) 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

$28.42

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.

$59.20

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.

$6.96 with allina aetna medicare (u) vs $59.20 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
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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
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $6.96 ↓ -76%
medicare medicare (u) $7.33 ↓ -74%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $7.33 ↓ -74%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $7.47 ↓ -74%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $7.47 ↓ -74%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $7.69 ↓ -73%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $7.70 ↓ -73%
medica medica medicare (u) $7.70 ↓ -73%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $9.34 ↓ -67%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $10.88 ↓ -62%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $11.91 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $13.14 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $13.56 ↓ -52%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $15.67 ↓ -45%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $20.87 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $22.20 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $25.32 ↓ -11%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $26.28 ↓ -8%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $27.03 ↓ -5%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $28.69 ↑ +1%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $30.90 ↑ +9%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $32.35 ↑ +14%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $33.76 ↑ +19%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $35.82 ↑ +26%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $36.23 ↑ +27%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $38.13 ↑ +34%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $39.62 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $41.44 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $43.81 ↑ +54%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $43.96 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (u m) $45.90 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $45.90 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $47.36 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $48.31 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $49.73 ↑ +75%
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) $59.20 ↑ +108%

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Ghs sensitivity (per antimicro) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $83.20 $25.18 – $93.60
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $114.40 $34.62 – $128.70
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $45.60 $13.80 – $51.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $114.40 $34.62 – $128.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $48.80 $20.95 – $54.90
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $48.80 $20.95 – $54.90
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $25.98 $6.96 – $38.93
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $28.42 $6.96 – $25.32

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