Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at United Hospital
333 Smith Ave N. St. Paul, MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1457319485
$633.12
Cash price 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.
$1,319.00
Gross charge 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.
$265.38 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,319.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $265.38 | ↓ -58% |
| medica pmap (um) | medica pmap (um) | $292.82 | ↓ -54% |
| medica dual solutions (a u) | medica dual solutions (a u) | $301.00 | ↓ -52% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc pmap (amu) | $387.17 | ↓ -39% |
| medica health system | medica elect (u m) | $440.00 | ↓ -31% |
| medica | medica essentials (u m) | $459.00 | ↓ -28% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (u m) | $459.00 | ↓ -28% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (amu) | $464.95 | ↓ -27% |
| united healthcare (um) | united healthcare (um) | $466.00 | ↓ -26% |
| medica health system | medica choice (u m) | $483.00 | ↓ -24% |
| aetna | aetna performance (amu) | $494.63 | ↓ -22% |
| aetna direct network | aetna direct network (amu) | $720.70 | ↑ +14% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc state health plan (mu) | $871.74 | ↑ +38% |
| americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | $882.67 | ↑ +39% |
| medica ubh (u) | medica ubh (u) | $923.30 | ↑ +46% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (m u) | $925.28 | ↑ +46% |
| americas ppo (araz) | americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) | $976.06 | ↑ +54% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (mu) | $996.24 | ↑ +57% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (u) | $1,055.20 | ↑ +67% |
| bcbs | bc aehp (mu) | $1,088.43 | ↑ +72% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $1,107.96 | ↑ +75% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (mu) | $1,168.41 | ↑ +85% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc aware/blue plus (m u) | $1,229.90 | ↑ +94% |
| 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) | $1,319.00 | ↑ +108% |
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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook | $1,127.20 | $341.12 – $1,268.10 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | $578.40 | $175.04 – $650.70 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | $560.80 | $1.02 – $630.90 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | Worthington | $519.20 | $1.00 – $584.10 |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital | Tracy | $1,127.20 | $341.12 – $1,268.10 |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls | $540.00 | $231.86 – $607.50 |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls | $540.00 | $231.86 – $607.50 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $823.37 | $286.00 – $1,290.76 |