Fl exam g/colon tube w contrast 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

$876.67

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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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$1,826.40

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.

$31.55 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $3,243.00 with aetna direct network — 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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $31.55 ↓ -96%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $71.03 ↓ -92%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $75.38 ↓ -91%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $88.68 ↓ -90%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $95.19 ↓ -89%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $220.12 ↓ -75%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $227.33 ↓ -74%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $227.33 ↓ -74%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $233.60 ↓ -73%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $240.50 ↓ -73%
medicare medicare (a) $245.90 ↓ -72%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $245.90 ↓ -72%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $258.19 ↓ -71%
medica medica medicare (a) $258.19 ↓ -71%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $259.16 ↓ -70%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $284.16 ↓ -68%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $367.47 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $405.46 ↓ -54%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $468.00 ↓ -47%
health partners hpi (a) $555.18 ↓ -37%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $605.14 ↓ -31%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $1,072.10 ↑ +22%
medica health system medica elect (a) $1,158.00 ↑ +32%
medica medica essentials (a) $1,188.00 ↑ +36%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $1,210.00 ↑ +38%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $1,222.23 ↑ +39%
medica health system medica choice (a) $1,273.00 ↑ +45%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $1,278.48 ↑ +46%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $1,461.12 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,534.18 ↑ +75%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,104.00 ↑ +140%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,255.00 ↑ +157%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $2,562.00 ↑ +192%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,243.00 ↑ +270%

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Fl exam g/colon tube w contrast at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $695.20 $176.78 – $782.10
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $523.20 $180.60 – $588.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $516.80 $221.90 – $581.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $516.80 $221.90 – $581.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $876.67 $31.55 – $3,243.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $582.12 $45.30 – $1,002.38
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $582.12 $45.30 – $1,002.38
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $678.10 $47.27 – $990.26

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