Application multi layer compression below knee (both sides) 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

$188.93

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$393.60

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.

$51.67 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $593.41 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — 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

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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $51.67 ↓ -73%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $57.01 ↓ -70%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $90.52 ↓ -52%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $96.30 ↓ -49%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $114.02 ↓ -40%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $140.32 ↓ -26%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $143.69 ↓ -24%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $150.74 ↓ -20%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $154.82 ↓ -18%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $154.82 ↓ -18%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $157.00 ↓ -17%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $159.10 ↓ -16%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $167.47 ↓ -11%
medicare medicare (a) $167.47 ↓ -11%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $171.85 ↓ -9%
medica medica medicare (a) $175.84 ↓ -7%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $175.84 ↓ -7%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $176.49 ↓ -7%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $178.22 ↓ -6%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $179.76 ↓ -5%
medica health system medica elect (a) $190.70 ↑ +1%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $193.52 ↑ +2%
medica medica essentials (a) $198.76 ↑ +5%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $199.10 ↑ +5%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $205.44 ↑ +9%
medica health system medica choice (a) $209.55 ↑ +11%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $215.71 ↑ +14%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $271.00 ↑ +43%
health partners hpi (a) $362.42 ↑ +92%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $395.04 ↑ +109%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $442.65 ↑ +134%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $469.92 ↑ +149%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $552.80 ↑ +193%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $593.41 ↑ +214%

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Application multi layer compression below knee (both sides) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $384.80 $116.45 – $432.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $392.80 $113.68 – $441.90
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $353.60 $116.13 – $397.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $163.20 $70.07 – $183.60
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $163.20 $70.07 – $183.60
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $188.93 $143.69 – $505.96
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $230.50 $146.09 – $637.50
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $230.50 $146.09 – $637.50

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