Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet cervical/thoracic single level 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

$1,939.97

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$4,041.60

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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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$242.26 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $4,255.00 with united healthcare (a) — 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) $242.26 ↓ -88%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $462.35 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $490.84 ↓ -75%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $577.43 ↓ -70%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $619.84 ↓ -68%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $676.03 ↓ -65%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $745.92 ↓ -62%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $810.73 ↓ -58%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $842.69 ↓ -57%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $842.69 ↓ -57%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $865.95 ↓ -55%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $885.79 ↓ -54%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $911.53 ↓ -53%
medicare medicare (a) $911.53 ↓ -53%
medica medica medicare (a) $957.11 ↓ -51%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $957.11 ↓ -51%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $960.67 ↓ -50%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $1,053.36 ↓ -46%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $1,324.00 ↓ -32%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $1,972.32 ↑ +2%
health partners hpi (a) $2,044.80 ↑ +5%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,104.00 ↑ +8%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $2,228.83 ↑ +15%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $2,248.51 ↑ +16%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,255.00 ↑ +16%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $2,352.00 ↑ +21%
medica health system medica elect (a) $2,457.00 ↑ +27%
medica medica essentials (a) $2,501.00 ↑ +29%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $2,565.00 ↑ +32%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $2,688.00 ↑ +39%
medica health system medica choice (a) $2,700.00 ↑ +39%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $2,822.40 ↑ +45%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,243.00 ↑ +67%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $4,255.00 ↑ +119%

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Injection(s) diagnostic/therapeutic agent facet cervical/thoracic single level at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $2,275.20 $657.57 – $2,559.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $2,111.20 $906.50 – $2,375.10
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $2,111.20 $906.50 – $2,375.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,939.97 $242.26 – $3,243.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $1,521.07 $266.97 – $3,572.45
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $1,521.07 $266.97 – $3,572.45
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $1,520.51 $265.86 – $2,010.86
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $1,939.97 $242.26 – $3,243.00

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