Glucose tolerance test (gtt) 3 specimens 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

$27.50

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$57.30

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$3.08 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $48.11 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

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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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Negotiated rate vs. cash
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $3.08 ↓ -89%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $3.40 ↓ -88%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $5.39 ↓ -80%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $5.74 ↓ -79%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $6.79 ↓ -75%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $8.36 ↓ -70%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $8.98 ↓ -67%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $9.26 ↓ -66%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $10.24 ↓ -63%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $10.71 ↓ -61%
medica health system medica elect (a) $11.36 ↓ -59%
medica medica essentials (a) $11.84 ↓ -57%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $11.86 ↓ -57%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $11.98 ↓ -56%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $12.24 ↓ -55%
medica health system medica choice (a) $12.48 ↓ -55%
medicare medicare (a) $12.61 ↓ -54%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $12.61 ↓ -54%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $12.85 ↓ -53%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $12.86 ↓ -53%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $12.86 ↓ -53%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $13.24 ↓ -52%
medica medica medicare (a) $13.24 ↓ -52%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $14.45 ↓ -47%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $14.66 ↓ -47%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $15.30 ↓ -44%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $15.58 ↓ -43%
health partners hpi (a) $15.58 ↓ -43%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $16.07 ↓ -42%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $16.98 ↓ -38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $35.88 ↑ +30%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $38.09 ↑ +39%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $44.81 ↑ +63%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $48.11 ↑ +75%

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Glucose tolerance test (gtt) 3 specimens at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $166.40 $50.36 – $187.20
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $232.00 $70.21 – $261.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $124.80 $37.77 – $140.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $72.00 $21.79 – $81.00
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $232.00 $70.21 – $261.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $84.00 $36.07 – $94.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $84.00 $36.07 – $94.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $27.50 $11.98 – $41.02

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