Abdominal pad 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

$153.55

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.

$319.90

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.

$0.01 with united healthcare (a) vs $268.72 with first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) — 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
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $0.01 ↓ -100%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $39.59 ↓ -74%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $64.36 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $71.02 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $89.14 ↓ -42%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $94.61 ↓ -38%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $95.22 ↓ -38%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $100.23 ↓ -35%
medicare medicare (a) $100.23 ↓ -35%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $101.77 ↓ -34%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $101.77 ↓ -34%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $105.24 ↓ -31%
medica medica medicare (a) $105.24 ↓ -31%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $111.30 ↓ -28%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $112.76 ↓ -27%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $116.02 ↓ -24%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $119.47 ↓ -22%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $119.96 ↓ -22%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $127.21 ↓ -17%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $142.04 ↓ -7%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $174.79 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $187.78 ↑ +22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $214.08 ↑ +39%
medica health system medica elect (a) $237.56 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $247.60 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $248.02 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $255.92 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $261.04 ↑ +70%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $268.72 ↑ +75%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $268.72 ↑ +75%

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Abdominal pad at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $153.55 $39.59 – $127.21
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $179.14 $56.86 – $236.05
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $179.14 $56.86 – $236.05
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $131.15 $59.32 – $191.53
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $153.55 $39.59 – $127.21
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $179.14 $56.86 – $236.05
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $179.14 $56.86 – $236.05
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $179.14 $58.27 – $233.52

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