Cell count w differential body fluid 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

$106.75

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.

$222.40

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.

$5.22 with allina aetna medicare (a) vs $184.46 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
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $5.22 ↓ -95%
medicare medicare (a) $5.49 ↓ -95%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $5.49 ↓ -95%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $5.59 ↓ -95%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $5.59 ↓ -95%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $5.76 ↓ -95%
medica medica medicare (a) $5.76 ↓ -95%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $6.37 ↓ -94%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $6.99 ↓ -93%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $10.02 ↓ -91%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $11.59 ↓ -89%
health partners hpi (a) $17.16 ↓ -84%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $18.71 ↓ -82%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $35.58 ↓ -67%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $44.18 ↓ -59%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $48.75 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $77.41 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $82.35 ↓ -23%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $88.36 ↓ -17%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $93.81 ↓ -12%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $97.50 ↓ -9%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $110.35 ↑ +3%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $118.45 ↑ +11%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $119.99 ↑ +12%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $128.91 ↑ +21%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $132.86 ↑ +24%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $146.96 ↑ +38%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $153.72 ↑ +44%
medica health system medica elect (a) $163.07 ↑ +53%
medica medica essentials (a) $169.97 ↑ +59%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $170.26 ↑ +59%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $175.68 ↑ +65%
medica health system medica choice (a) $179.19 ↑ +68%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $184.46 ↑ +73%

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Cell count w differential body fluid at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $40.00 $12.11 – $45.00
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $152.80 $46.24 – $171.90
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $72.00 $21.79 – $81.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $39.20 $11.86 – $44.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $152.80 $46.24 – $171.90
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $86.40 $37.10 – $97.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $86.40 $37.10 – $97.20
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $106.75 $5.22 – $101.00

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