Perc rf ablate renal tumor 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

$2,833.82

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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.

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$5,903.80

Gross charge

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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.

$293.29 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $14,606.64 with health partners — 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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $293.29 ↓ -90%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $660.36 ↓ -77%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $700.90 ↓ -75%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $754.65 ↓ -73%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $824.49 ↓ -71%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $885.08 ↓ -69%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $931.66 ↓ -67%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,187.84 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $1,310.64 ↓ -54%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $3,950.82 ↑ +39%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $4,003.00 ↑ +41%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $4,132.66 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $4,368.81 ↑ +54%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $4,723.04 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $4,959.19 ↑ +75%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $5,312.91 ↑ +87%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $5,759.91 ↑ +103%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $5,759.91 ↑ +103%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $5,805.08 ↑ +105%
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) $5,903.80 ↑ +108%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $5,918.92 ↑ +109%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $5,932.71 ↑ +109%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $6,230.44 ↑ +120%
medicare medicare (u) $6,230.44 ↑ +120%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $6,391.00 ↑ +126%
medica medica medicare (u) $6,541.96 ↑ +131%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $6,541.96 ↑ +131%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $6,838.00 ↑ +141%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $7,199.89 ↑ +154%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $8,404.00 ↑ +197%
medica medica essentials (u m) $8,774.00 ↑ +210%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $8,774.00 ↑ +210%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $9,235.00 ↑ +226%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $9,848.00 ↑ +248%
health partners hpi (u m) $13,171.49 ↑ +365%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $13,295.00 ↑ +369%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $14,606.64 ↑ +415%

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Perc rf ablate renal tumor at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $2,833.82 $293.29 – $14,606.64
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $1,018.14 $439.46 – $6,230.44
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $2,833.82 $293.29 – $9,848.00
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $6,126.08 – $6,126.08
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $6,126.08 – $6,126.08
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $6,126.08 – $6,126.08
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $6,126.08 – $6,126.08
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $6,126.08 – $6,126.08

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