Discography cerv/thor spine 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

$546.96

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.

$1,139.50

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.

$180.00 with medica dual solutions (a u) vs $4,888.74 with hpi-cigna — 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
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $180.00 ↓ -67%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $216.00 ↓ -61%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $229.27 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica elect (a) $238.00 ↓ -56%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $238.00 ↓ -56%
medica medica essentials (a) $240.00 ↓ -56%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $247.24 ↓ -55%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $249.00 ↓ -54%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $252.97 ↓ -54%
medica health system medica choice (a) $262.00 ↓ -52%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $325.00 ↓ -41%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $331.00 ↓ -39%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $614.06 ↑ +12%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $651.89 ↑ +19%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $668.89 ↑ +22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $762.55 ↑ +39%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $766.87 ↑ +40%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $797.65 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $823.20 ↑ +51%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $911.60 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $957.18 ↑ +75%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $1,778.26 ↑ +225%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $1,860.47 ↑ +240%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $1,860.47 ↑ +240%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $1,911.83 ↑ +250%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $1,942.91 ↑ +255%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $2,012.45 ↑ +268%
medicare medicare (a) $2,012.45 ↑ +268%
medica medica medicare (a) $2,113.07 ↑ +286%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $2,113.07 ↑ +286%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $2,120.94 ↑ +288%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $2,325.59 ↑ +325%
health partners hpi (a) $4,485.08 ↑ +720%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $4,888.74 ↑ +794%

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Discography cerv/thor spine at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $2,961.60 $1,392.92 – $3,331.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $546.96 $180.00 – $2,325.59
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $546.96 $180.00 – $2,325.59
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $2,050.41 – $2,050.41
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $2,050.41 – $2,050.41
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $2,050.41 – $2,050.41
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $2,050.41 – $2,050.41
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $2,050.41 – $2,050.41

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