Oph Ultrasound dx quan a-scan only 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

$158.74

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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.

$330.70

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.

$66.54 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $737.46 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $66.54 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $73.42 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $96.84 ↓ -39%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $99.61 ↓ -37%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $99.61 ↓ -37%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $102.36 ↓ -36%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $103.75 ↓ -35%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $105.81 ↓ -33%
medicare medicare (a) $107.75 ↓ -32%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $107.75 ↓ -32%
medica medica medicare (a) $113.14 ↓ -29%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $113.14 ↓ -29%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $113.56 ↓ -28%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $116.57 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $124.01 ↓ -22%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $124.51 ↓ -22%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $180.69 ↑ +14%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $221.30 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $231.49 ↑ +46%
health partners hpi (a) $244.25 ↑ +54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $257.70 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $264.56 ↑ +67%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $266.23 ↑ +68%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $273.57 ↑ +72%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $277.79 ↑ +75%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $301.00 ↑ +90%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $321.82 ↑ +103%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $345.46 ↑ +118%
medica health system medica elect (a) $440.00 ↑ +177%
medica medica essentials (a) $448.00 ↑ +182%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $459.00 ↑ +189%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $464.00 ↑ +192%
medica health system medica choice (a) $483.00 ↑ +204%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $737.46 ↑ +365%

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Oph Ultrasound dx quan a-scan only at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $415.20 $79.32 – $467.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $158.74 $96.84 – $466.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $237.94 $102.36 – $571.11
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $158.74 $96.84 – $466.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00

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