Cystourethroscopy w/biopsy(s) 52204 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

$2,846.59

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$5,930.40

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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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$271.00 with united healthcare (a) vs $5,128.55 with hpi-cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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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) $271.00 ↓ -90%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,193.20 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $1,316.55 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $1,487.99 ↓ -48%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $1,865.42 ↓ -34%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $1,991.62 ↓ -30%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $1,991.62 ↓ -30%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $2,038.23 ↓ -28%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $2,046.60 ↓ -28%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,090.47 ↓ -27%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $2,154.32 ↓ -24%
medicare medicare (a) $2,154.32 ↓ -24%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,223.90 ↓ -22%
medica medica medicare (a) $2,262.04 ↓ -21%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $2,262.04 ↓ -21%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $2,270.45 ↓ -20%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $2,489.52 ↓ -13%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $2,633.10 ↓ -7%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $2,949.84 ↑ +4%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,240.37 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $3,350.35 ↑ +18%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $3,556.07 ↑ +25%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $3,968.62 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $4,151.28 ↑ +46%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $4,183.09 ↑ +47%
medica health system medica elect (a) $4,403.92 ↑ +55%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $4,490.48 ↑ +58%
medica medica essentials (a) $4,590.13 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $4,597.84 ↑ +62%
health partners hpi (a) $4,705.10 ↑ +65%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $4,744.32 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $4,839.21 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $4,981.54 ↑ +75%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $5,128.55 ↑ +80%

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Cystourethroscopy w/biopsy(s) 52204 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $5,371.20 $1,469.43 – $6,042.60
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $2,846.59 $1,487.99 – $3,828.78
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $2,846.59 $1,487.99 – $2,489.52
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94

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