Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (without 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

$287.90

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.

$599.80

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.

$96.84 with health partners vs $1,366.00 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
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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
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $96.84 ↓ -66%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $99.61 ↓ -65%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $99.61 ↓ -65%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $102.36 ↓ -64%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $105.81 ↓ -63%
medicare medicare (a) $107.75 ↓ -63%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $107.75 ↓ -63%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $113.14 ↓ -61%
medica medica medicare (a) $113.14 ↓ -61%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $113.56 ↓ -61%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $113.95 ↓ -60%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $120.68 ↓ -58%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $124.51 ↓ -57%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $133.16 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi (a) $244.25 ↓ -15%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $256.59 ↓ -11%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $266.23 ↓ -8%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $272.35 ↓ -5%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $320.36 ↑ +11%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $343.90 ↑ +19%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $401.39 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $419.86 ↑ +46%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $479.84 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $503.83 ↑ +75%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $654.00 ↑ +127%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $735.00 ↑ +155%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $788.00 ↑ +174%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $814.98 ↑ +183%
medica health system medica elect (a) $943.00 ↑ +228%
medica medica essentials (a) $947.00 ↑ +229%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $984.00 ↑ +242%
medica health system medica choice (a) $1,036.00 ↑ +260%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $1,136.00 ↑ +295%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $1,366.00 ↑ +374%

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Neck Soft Tissue CT Scan (without contrast) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $2,055.20 $111.66 – $2,312.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $2,089.60 $111.66 – $2,350.80
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $1,799.20 $111.66 – $2,024.10
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $1,901.60 $111.66 – $2,139.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $2,327.20 $111.66 – $2,618.10
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,799.20 $79.32 – $2,024.10
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $2,047.20 $81.04 – $2,303.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $2,089.60 $111.66 – $2,350.80

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