Radiation treatment aid(s) 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

$365.47

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.

$761.40

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.

$120.91 with health partners vs $761.40 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
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $120.91 ↓ -67%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $128.06 ↓ -65%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $128.06 ↓ -65%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $131.66 ↓ -64%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $131.90 ↓ -64%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $132.11 ↓ -64%
medicare medicare (u) $138.59 ↓ -62%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $138.59 ↓ -62%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $145.52 ↓ -60%
medica medica medicare (u) $145.52 ↓ -60%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $150.22 ↓ -59%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $153.19 ↓ -58%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $160.07 ↓ -56%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $169.03 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $268.39 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $285.52 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $332.40 ↓ -9%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $338.06 ↓ -7%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $342.82 ↓ -6%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $364.04 ↓ -0%
health partners hpi (u m) $366.10 ↑ +0%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $391.97 ↑ +7%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $416.03 ↑ +14%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $428.25 ↑ +17%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $459.73 ↑ +26%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $460.65 ↑ +26%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $483.92 ↑ +32%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $509.53 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $532.98 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $563.44 ↑ +54%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $565.42 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (u m) $590.31 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $590.31 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $609.12 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $621.30 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $639.58 ↑ +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) $761.40 ↑ +108%

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Radiation treatment aid(s) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $928.80 $97.88 – $1,044.90
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $953.60 $100.00 – $1,072.80
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $638.51 $128.06 – $841.35
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $365.47 $128.06 – $332.40
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $638.51 $128.06 – $841.35
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $365.47 $128.06 – $160.07
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $638.51 $128.06 – $771.88
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $638.51 $128.06 – $771.88

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