In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain 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

$1,860.62

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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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$3,876.30

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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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$35.58 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $429.01 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

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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $35.58 ↓ -98%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $52.27 ↓ -97%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $57.68 ↓ -97%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $88.36 ↓ -95%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $91.58 ↓ -95%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $93.81 ↓ -95%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $97.43 ↓ -95%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $110.35 ↓ -94%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $115.35 ↓ -94%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $118.45 ↓ -94%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $131.71 ↓ -93%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $131.71 ↓ -93%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $141.95 ↓ -92%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $150.15 ↓ -92%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $152.50 ↓ -92%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $156.05 ↓ -92%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $157.18 ↓ -92%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $164.64 ↓ -91%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $166.81 ↓ -91%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $170.49 ↓ -91%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $173.86 ↓ -91%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $175.59 ↓ -91%
medicare medicare (a) $175.59 ↓ -91%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $181.86 ↓ -90%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $184.37 ↓ -90%
medica medica medicare (a) $184.37 ↓ -90%
medica health system medica elect (a) $192.93 ↓ -90%
medica medica essentials (a) $201.09 ↓ -89%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $201.42 ↓ -89%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $207.84 ↓ -89%
medica health system medica choice (a) $212.00 ↓ -89%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $218.23 ↓ -88%
health partners hpi (a) $393.59 ↓ -79%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $429.01 ↓ -77%

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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $412.00 $124.68 – $463.50
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $394.40 $119.36 – $443.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $341.60 $103.38 – $384.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $442.40 $133.88 – $497.70
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $340.00 $123.23 – $382.50
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $376.80 $125.89 – $423.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $394.40 $119.36 – $443.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $979.20 $143.24 – $375.30

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