Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative 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

$42.58

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.

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$88.70

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.

$7.61 with allina aetna medicare (u) vs $78.30 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
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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) $7.61 ↓ -82%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $8.01 ↓ -81%
medicare medicare (u) $8.01 ↓ -81%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $8.16 ↓ -81%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $8.16 ↓ -81%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $8.40 ↓ -80%
medica medica medicare (u) $8.41 ↓ -80%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $8.41 ↓ -80%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $10.20 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $14.45 ↓ -66%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $14.74 ↓ -65%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $15.75 ↓ -63%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $17.04 ↓ -60%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $17.38 ↓ -59%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $27.52 ↓ -35%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $27.60 ↓ -35%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $29.36 ↓ -31%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $34.77 ↓ -18%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $35.88 ↓ -16%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $38.09 ↓ -11%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $41.02 ↓ -4%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $42.78 ↑ +0%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $44.81 ↑ +5%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $47.37 ↑ +11%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $48.11 ↑ +13%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $50.64 ↑ +19%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $52.40 ↑ +23%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $54.81 ↑ +29%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $57.94 ↑ +36%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $58.15 ↑ +37%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $60.71 ↑ +43%
medica medica essentials (u m) $60.71 ↑ +43%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $62.64 ↑ +47%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $63.89 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $65.77 ↑ +54%
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) $78.30 ↑ +84%

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Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $46.40 $14.04 – $52.20
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $97.60 $29.54 – $109.80
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $28.00 $8.47 – $31.50
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $48.00 $14.53 – $54.00
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $97.60 $29.54 – $109.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $31.20 $13.40 – $35.10
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $31.20 $13.40 – $35.10
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $38.92 $7.61 – $51.68

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