Inj proc myelogram lumbar at United Hospital
333 Smith Ave N. St. Paul, MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1457319485
$481.97
Cash price 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.
$1,004.10
Gross charge 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.
$171.78 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,542.68 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $171.78 | ↓ -64% |
| medica pmap (um) | medica pmap (um) | $189.54 | ↓ -61% |
| united healthcare (um) | united healthcare (um) | $272.00 | ↓ -44% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (amu) | $300.96 | ↓ -38% |
| aetna | aetna performance (amu) | $320.17 | ↓ -34% |
| medica dual solutions (a u) | medica dual solutions (a u) | $379.09 | ↓ -21% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc pmap (amu) | $440.16 | ↓ -9% |
| aetna direct network | aetna direct network (amu) | $466.52 | ↓ -3% |
| americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | $571.36 | ↑ +19% |
| medica ubh (u) | medica ubh (u) | $597.66 | ↑ +24% |
| americas ppo (araz) | americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) | $631.81 | ↑ +31% |
| medica health system | medica elect (u m) | $634.03 | ↑ +32% |
| medica | medica essentials (u m) | $661.95 | ↑ +37% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (u m) | $661.95 | ↑ +37% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (u) | $683.04 | ↑ +42% |
| medica health system | medica choice (u m) | $696.70 | ↑ +45% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $717.19 | ↑ +49% |
| 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) | $853.80 | ↑ +77% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc state health plan (mu) | $1,093.21 | ↑ +127% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (m u) | $1,160.56 | ↑ +141% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (mu) | $1,249.56 | ↑ +159% |
| bcbs | bc aehp (mu) | $1,365.27 | ↑ +183% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (mu) | $1,465.55 | ↑ +204% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc aware/blue plus (m u) | $1,542.68 | ↑ +220% |
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Inj proc myelogram lumbar at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | $1,418.40 | $1.02 – $1,595.70 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $775.77 | $432.00 – $1,574.46 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $481.97 | $440.16 – $3,243.00 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $775.77 | $432.00 – $1,574.46 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073 | $904.29 | $706.86 – $2,422.85 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $481.97 | $440.16 – $3,243.00 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | $775.77 | $432.00 – $1,574.46 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge | $775.77 | $432.00 – $1,574.46 |