Lipoprotein blood quant 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

$85.87

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.

$178.90

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.

$31.83 with allina aetna medicare (a) vs $150.28 with first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) — 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
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $31.83 ↓ -63%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $33.51 ↓ -61%
medicare medicare (a) $33.51 ↓ -61%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $33.70 ↓ -61%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $34.16 ↓ -60%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $34.16 ↓ -60%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $35.19 ↓ -59%
medica medica medicare (a) $35.19 ↓ -59%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $35.99 ↓ -58%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $38.94 ↓ -55%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $39.72 ↓ -54%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $42.70 ↓ -50%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $61.30 ↓ -29%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $63.06 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $67.09 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $70.88 ↓ -17%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $79.43 ↓ -7%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $83.68 ↓ -3%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $88.84 ↑ +3%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $97.75 ↑ +14%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $104.51 ↑ +22%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $105.01 ↑ +22%
health partners hpi (a) $105.03 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $108.23 ↑ +26%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $112.18 ↑ +31%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $114.48 ↑ +33%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $119.72 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $125.23 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (a) $132.85 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $138.47 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $138.70 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $143.12 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $145.98 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $150.28 ↑ +75%

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Lipoprotein blood quant at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $85.87 $31.83 – $95.65
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $116.87 $31.83 – $120.52
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $116.87 $31.83 – $120.52
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $101.14 $31.83 – $185.46
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $85.87 $31.83 – $61.30
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $116.87 $31.83 – $120.52
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $116.87 $31.83 – $120.52
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $116.87 $31.83 – $263.40

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