Nasal endoscopy dx uni/bi separate proc 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

$192.72

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$401.50

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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.

$80.78 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,867.82 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

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) $80.78 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $89.13 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $141.53 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $150.56 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $176.79 ↓ -8%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $178.27 ↓ -7%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $190.18 ↓ -1%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $190.18 ↓ -1%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $193.16 ↑ +0%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $195.43 ↑ +1%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $195.89 ↑ +2%
medicare medicare (u) $205.72 ↑ +7%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $205.72 ↑ +7%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $216.01 ↑ +12%
medica medica medicare (u) $216.01 ↑ +12%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $219.38 ↑ +14%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $237.73 ↑ +23%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $268.68 ↑ +39%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $272.00 ↑ +41%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $281.05 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $297.11 ↑ +54%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $298.15 ↑ +55%
health partners hpi (u m) $310.43 ↑ +61%
medica medica essentials (u m) $311.28 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $311.28 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $321.20 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $327.62 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $337.26 ↑ +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) $401.50 ↑ +108%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $486.02 ↑ +152%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $587.99 ↑ +205%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $1,323.91 ↑ +587%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $1,405.20 ↑ +629%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $1,512.96 ↑ +685%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $1,652.97 ↑ +758%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $1,774.44 ↑ +821%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $1,867.82 ↑ +869%

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Nasal endoscopy dx uni/bi separate proc at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $504.00 $142.90 – $567.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $192.72 $176.79 – $587.99
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $192.72 $176.79 – $587.99
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $203.85 – $203.85
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $203.85 – $203.85
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $203.85 – $203.85
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $203.85 – $203.85
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $203.85 – $203.85

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