Drain thigh/knee lesion 27301 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

$2,490.58

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$5,188.70

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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.

$271.00 with united healthcare (a) vs $7,165.30 with hpi-cigna — 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

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
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $271.00 ↓ -89%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,043.97 ↓ -58%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $1,116.89 ↓ -55%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $1,151.89 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $1,829.02 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $1,945.76 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $2,303.78 ↓ -8%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $2,606.25 ↑ +5%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $2,767.48 ↑ +11%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $2,767.48 ↑ +11%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $2,773.97 ↑ +11%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $2,835.11 ↑ +14%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $2,843.88 ↑ +14%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $2,847.68 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $2,944.87 ↑ +18%
medicare medicare (a) $2,993.56 ↑ +20%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $2,993.56 ↑ +20%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $3,045.77 ↑ +22%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $3,143.24 ↑ +26%
medica medica medicare (a) $3,143.24 ↑ +26%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $3,154.93 ↑ +27%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $3,459.35 ↑ +39%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $3,464.30 ↑ +39%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $3,472.28 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $3,632.09 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $3,718.75 ↑ +49%
medica health system medica elect (a) $3,853.13 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $4,016.05 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $4,022.80 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $4,150.96 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $4,233.98 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $4,358.51 ↑ +75%
health partners hpi (a) $6,573.67 ↑ +164%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $7,165.30 ↑ +188%

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Drain thigh/knee lesion 27301 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $6,492.00 $2,049.94 – $7,303.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $2,490.58 $1,116.89 – $3,459.35
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $2,490.58 $1,116.89 – $3,459.35
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $3,005.15 – $3,005.15
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $3,005.15 – $3,005.15
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $3,005.15 – $3,005.15
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $3,005.15 – $3,005.15
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $3,005.15 – $3,005.15

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