Cauterization chemical granulation tissue 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

$213.70

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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.

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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$445.20

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.

$89.57 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $698.99 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

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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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $89.57 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $98.83 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $156.93 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $166.95 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $180.95 ↓ -15%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $191.16 ↓ -11%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $191.16 ↓ -11%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $196.43 ↓ -8%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $197.67 ↓ -8%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $197.71 ↓ -7%
medicare medicare (a) $206.77 ↓ -3%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $206.77 ↓ -3%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $209.93 ↓ -2%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $217.11 ↑ +2%
medica medica medicare (a) $217.11 ↑ +2%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $217.92 ↑ +2%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $238.95 ↑ +12%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $243.26 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $261.33 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $271.00 ↑ +27%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $297.93 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $311.64 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (a) $330.61 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $344.58 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $345.16 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $356.16 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $363.28 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $373.97 ↑ +75%
health partners hpi (a) $456.38 ↑ +114%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $497.45 ↑ +133%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $521.40 ↑ +144%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $553.53 ↑ +159%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $651.15 ↑ +205%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $698.99 ↑ +227%

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Cauterization chemical granulation tissue at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $450.40 $136.30 – $506.70
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $464.80 $140.66 – $522.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $430.40 $144.42 – $484.20
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $327.20 $147.55 – $368.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $464.80 $140.66 – $522.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $213.70 $180.95 – $595.98
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $132.10 $159.70 – $750.93
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $132.10 $159.70 – $750.93

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