Enzyme histochemistry 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

$58.80

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.

$122.50

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.

$22.74 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $2,045.11 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $22.74 ↓ -61%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $25.09 ↓ -57%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $39.83 ↓ -32%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $42.38 ↓ -28%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $50.17 ↓ -15%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $51.59 ↓ -12%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $61.74 ↑ +5%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $66.33 ↑ +13%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $68.36 ↑ +16%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $75.62 ↑ +29%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $79.10 ↑ +35%
medica health system medica elect (a) $83.91 ↑ +43%
medica medica essentials (a) $87.46 ↑ +49%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $87.61 ↑ +49%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $90.40 ↑ +54%
medica health system medica choice (a) $92.21 ↑ +57%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $94.92 ↑ +61%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $109.39 ↑ +86%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $109.39 ↑ +86%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $124.70 ↑ +112%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $128.13 ↑ +118%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $136.01 ↑ +131%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $136.74 ↑ +133%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $160.01 ↑ +172%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $171.77 ↑ +192%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $743.90 ↑ +1165%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $788.80 ↑ +1241%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $812.78 ↑ +1282%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $830.32 ↑ +1312%
medicare medicare (a) $830.32 ↑ +1312%
medica medica medicare (a) $871.84 ↑ +1383%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $871.84 ↑ +1383%
health partners hpi (a) $1,876.25 ↑ +3091%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $2,045.11 ↑ +3378%

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Enzyme histochemistry at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,336.00 $620.35 – $1,503.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $276.80 $118.85 – $311.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $276.80 $118.85 – $311.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $58.80 $51.59 – $871.84
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $53.31 $59.84 – $861.83
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $53.31 $59.84 – $907.05
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $120.29 $54.10 – $830.32
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $58.80 $51.59 – $863.53

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