Tc-99m exame autol wbc diag per dose 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

$3,176.50

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.

$6,617.70

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.

$687.68 with health partners vs $6,617.70 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 pmap (amu) $687.68 ↓ -78%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $795.11 ↓ -75%
allina aetna medicare (u) allina aetna medicare (u) $887.42 ↓ -72%
medicare medicare (u) $934.13 ↓ -71%
medicare other all other medicare (u) $934.13 ↓ -71%
medica medica medicare (u) $980.84 ↓ -69%
bcbs bc medicare (u) $980.84 ↓ -69%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $1,013.91 ↓ -68%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $1,284.24 ↓ -60%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,331.48 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $1,469.13 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $2,282.91 ↓ -28%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $2,423.08 ↓ -24%
blue cross allina health blueprint (mu) $2,608.91 ↓ -18%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $2,850.34 ↓ -10%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $2,938.26 ↓ -8%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $3,059.79 ↓ -4%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (m u) $3,220.82 ↑ +1%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $3,308.85 ↑ +4%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $4,428.56 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (u) medica ubh (u) $4,632.39 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) $4,897.10 ↑ +54%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $4,914.30 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (u m) $5,130.70 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $5,130.70 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (u) $5,294.16 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $5,400.04 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $5,558.87 ↑ +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) $6,617.70 ↑ +108%

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Tc-99m exame autol wbc diag per dose at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $3,705.91 $887.42 – $4,883.18
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $3,176.50 $687.68 – $1,284.24
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $3,705.91 $887.42 – $4,883.18
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $3,303.16 $887.42 – $4,823.73
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $3,176.50 $687.68 – $1,013.91
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $3,705.91 $887.42 – $4,479.98
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $3,705.91 $887.42 – $4,479.98
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $3,705.91 $887.42 – $5,980.64

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