Abd/low ext cath addl at Abbott Northwestern Hospital

800 E 28th Street. Minneapolis, MN 55407, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1760446256

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$875.62

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.

$1,824.20

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.

$113.54 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $3,784.00 with aetna direct network — 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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $113.54 ↓ -87%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $216.67 ↓ -75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $230.03 ↓ -74%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $270.60 ↓ -69%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $290.49 ↓ -67%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $367.03 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $404.97 ↓ -54%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $468.00 ↓ -47%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $1,070.81 ↑ +22%
medica health system medica elect (a) $1,158.00 ↑ +32%
medica medica essentials (a) $1,188.00 ↑ +36%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $1,210.00 ↑ +38%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $1,220.75 ↑ +39%
medica health system medica choice (a) $1,273.00 ↑ +45%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $1,276.94 ↑ +46%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $1,459.36 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,532.33 ↑ +75%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,456.00 ↑ +180%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $2,562.00 ↑ +193%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,626.00 ↑ +200%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,784.00 ↑ +332%

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Abd/low ext cath addl at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $279.20 $1.02 – $314.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $875.62 $113.54 – $3,784.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $436.46 $125.11 – $1,002.38
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $436.46 $125.11 – $1,002.38
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $875.62 $113.54 – $3,784.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $436.46 $125.11 – $1,002.38
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $436.46 $125.11 – $1,002.38
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $436.46 $122.39 – $535.06

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