Electrode stimulation brain 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

$173.57

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$361.60

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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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$72.75 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $2,547.02 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.

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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) $72.75 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $80.28 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $127.46 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $135.60 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $160.55 ↓ -8%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $197.58 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $212.26 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $218.77 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $241.98 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $253.12 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (a) $268.52 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $279.88 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $280.35 ↑ +62%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $286.85 ↑ +65%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $289.28 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $295.07 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $303.74 ↑ +75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $645.88 ↑ +272%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $685.54 ↑ +295%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $806.42 ↑ +365%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $818.17 ↑ +371%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $818.17 ↑ +371%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $840.76 ↑ +384%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $865.68 ↑ +399%
medicare medicare (a) $885.01 ↑ +410%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $885.01 ↑ +410%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $926.47 ↑ +434%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $929.26 ↑ +435%
medica medica medicare (a) $929.26 ↑ +435%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $932.71 ↑ +437%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $1,012.26 ↑ +483%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $1,022.71 ↑ +489%
health partners hpi (a) $2,336.72 ↑ +1246%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $2,547.02 ↑ +1367%

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Electrode stimulation brain at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $173.57 $286.85 – $1,022.71
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $212.91 $257.38 – $956.34
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $212.91 $257.38 – $966.78
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $173.57 $286.85 – $1,022.71
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $212.91 $257.38 – $956.34
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $212.91 $257.38 – $966.78
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $212.91 $160.87 – $1,692.05
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $1,068.26 – $1,068.26

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