Natriuretic peptide 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

$87.98

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.

$183.30

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.

$20.44 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) $20.44 ↓ -77%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $22.56 ↓ -74%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $33.70 ↓ -62%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $35.81 ↓ -59%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $36.55 ↓ -58%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $38.10 ↓ -57%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $38.47 ↓ -56%
medicare medicare (u) $38.47 ↓ -56%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $39.22 ↓ -55%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $39.22 ↓ -55%
medica medica medicare (u) $40.39 ↓ -54%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $40.39 ↓ -54%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $40.40 ↓ -54%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $45.11 ↓ -49%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $49.02 ↓ -44%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $55.51 ↓ -37%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $61.47 ↓ -30%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $67.99 ↓ -23%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $70.73 ↓ -20%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $71.12 ↓ -19%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $75.18 ↓ -15%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $75.45 ↓ -14%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $78.77 ↓ -10%
medica medica essentials (u m) $78.77 ↓ -10%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $81.28 ↓ -8%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $81.78 ↓ -7%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $82.91 ↓ -6%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $83.68 ↓ -5%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $85.34 ↓ -3%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $88.84 ↑ +1%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $95.65 ↑ +9%
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) $101.60 ↑ +15%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $104.51 ↑ +19%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $112.18 ↑ +28%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $112.74 ↑ +28%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $118.09 ↑ +34%

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Natriuretic peptide at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $218.40 $66.09 – $245.70
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $200.00 $31.47 – $117.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $137.60 $30.26 – $112.50
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $183.20 $28.57 – $106.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $200.00 $31.47 – $117.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $229.60 $40.53 – $106.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $229.60 $40.53 – $106.20
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $179.48 $36.55 – $120.52

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