Strapping of ankle and/or ft 29540 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

$77.47

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$161.40

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$27.87 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $624.63 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

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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) $27.87 ↓ -64%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $30.75 ↓ -60%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $52.06 ↓ -33%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $55.39 ↓ -29%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $65.58 ↓ -15%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $80.70 ↑ +4%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $92.68 ↑ +20%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $96.95 ↑ +25%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $102.49 ↑ +32%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $109.68 ↑ +42%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $110.80 ↑ +43%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $114.51 ↑ +48%
medica medica essentials (u m) $114.51 ↑ +48%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $116.34 ↑ +50%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $120.52 ↑ +56%
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) $138.50 ↑ +79%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $143.69 ↑ +85%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (u) $154.82 ↑ +100%
medicaid medicaid ma (u) $154.82 ↑ +100%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $157.00 ↑ +103%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $159.10 ↑ +105%
south country health alliance scha pmap (u) $159.46 ↑ +106%
medicare medicare (u) $167.47 ↑ +116%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $167.47 ↑ +116%
medica medica medicare (u) $175.84 ↑ +127%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $175.84 ↑ +127%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $178.22 ↑ +130%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (u) $193.52 ↑ +150%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $272.00 ↑ +251%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $395.04 ↑ +410%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $442.65 ↑ +471%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $469.92 ↑ +507%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $505.96 ↑ +553%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $552.80 ↑ +614%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $593.41 ↑ +666%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $624.63 ↑ +706%

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Strapping of ankle and/or ft 29540 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $191.20 $57.86 – $215.10
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $228.80 $69.24 – $257.40
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $252.00 $113.68 – $283.50
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $81.48 $98.50 – $637.50
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $77.47 $143.69 – $395.04
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $81.48 $98.50 – $637.50
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $65.46 $51.17 – $981.02
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $77.47 $143.69 – $193.52

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