Vital capacity test at United Hospital
333 Smith Ave N. St. Paul, MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1457319485
$161.81
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.
$337.10
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.
$67.82 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $391.68 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.
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) | $67.82 | ↓ -58% |
| medica pmap (um) | medica pmap (um) | $74.84 | ↓ -54% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc pmap (amu) | $96.84 | ↓ -40% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (amu) | $118.83 | ↓ -27% |
| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (u) | $122.59 | ↓ -24% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (u) | $122.59 | ↓ -24% |
| allina aetna medicare (u) | allina aetna medicare (u) | $125.97 | ↓ -22% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (u) | $126.27 | ↓ -22% |
| aetna | aetna performance (amu) | $126.41 | ↓ -22% |
| medicare | medicare (u) | $132.60 | ↓ -18% |
| medicare other | all other medicare (u) | $132.60 | ↓ -18% |
| bcbs | bc medicare (u) | $139.23 | ↓ -14% |
| medica | medica medicare (u) | $139.23 | ↓ -14% |
| health partners | hpi medicare (amu) | $142.47 | ↓ -12% |
| medica dual solutions (a u) | medica dual solutions (a u) | $149.67 | ↓ -8% |
| uhc ubh pmap | uhc ubh pmap (u) | $153.24 | ↓ -5% |
| health partners | hpi pmap (amu) | $155.66 | ↓ -4% |
| aetna direct network | aetna direct network (amu) | $184.19 | ↑ +14% |
| united healthcare (um) | united healthcare (um) | $203.95 | ↑ +26% |
| americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | $225.59 | ↑ +39% |
| medica ubh (u) | medica ubh (u) | $235.97 | ↑ +46% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc state health plan (mu) | $240.51 | ↑ +49% |
| americas ppo (araz) | americas ppo (araz) (a c m u) | $249.45 | ↑ +54% |
| medica health system | medica elect (u m) | $250.33 | ↑ +55% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (m u) | $255.32 | ↑ +58% |
| medica | medica essentials (u m) | $261.35 | ↑ +62% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (u m) | $261.35 | ↑ +62% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (u) | $269.68 | ↑ +67% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (mu) | $274.91 | ↑ +70% |
| medica health system | medica choice (u m) | $275.07 | ↑ +70% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $283.16 | ↑ +75% |
| health partners | hpi (u m) | $285.04 | ↑ +76% |
| bcbs | bc aehp (mu) | $300.36 | ↑ +86% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (mu) | $322.43 | ↑ +99% |
| 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) | $337.10 | ↑ +108% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc aware/blue plus (m u) | $339.39 | ↑ +110% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (mu) | $391.68 | ↑ +142% |
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Vital capacity test at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $278.15 | $119.49 – $366.51 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $161.81 | $96.84 – $391.68 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $278.15 | $119.49 – $366.51 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073 | $275.46 | $125.97 – $533.03 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $161.81 | $96.84 – $153.24 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | $278.15 | $119.49 – $366.51 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge | $278.15 | $119.49 – $366.51 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls | $278.15 | $122.59 – $757.04 |