Phenobarbital therapeutic drug 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

$33.41

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$69.60

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$13.82 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $59.28 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $13.82 ↓ -59%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $14.24 ↓ -57%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $14.99 ↓ -55%
medicare medicare (a) $14.99 ↓ -55%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $15.25 ↓ -54%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $15.29 ↓ -54%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $15.29 ↓ -54%
medica medica medicare (a) $15.74 ↓ -53%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $15.74 ↓ -53%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $17.43 ↓ -48%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $17.80 ↓ -47%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $19.11 ↓ -43%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $24.22 ↓ -28%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $25.76 ↓ -23%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $27.70 ↓ -17%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $30.50 ↓ -9%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $32.03 ↓ -4%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $37.54 ↑ +12%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $40.33 ↑ +21%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $41.56 ↑ +24%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $44.22 ↑ +32%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $45.97 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $46.94 ↑ +40%
health partners hpi (a) $47.46 ↑ +42%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $48.09 ↑ +44%
medica health system medica elect (a) $51.02 ↑ +53%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $51.73 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $53.17 ↑ +59%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $53.26 ↑ +59%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $54.96 ↑ +65%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $55.23 ↑ +65%
medica health system medica choice (a) $56.06 ↑ +68%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $57.71 ↑ +73%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $59.28 ↑ +77%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Phenobarbital therapeutic drug level at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $139.20 $21.55 – $80.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $85.60 $21.55 – $80.10
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $94.40 $21.55 – $80.10
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $71.20 $15.01 – $55.80
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $85.60 $21.55 – $80.10
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $104.80 $30.57 – $80.10
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $104.80 $30.57 – $80.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $33.41 $14.24 – $50.54

All Minnesota hospitals for this procedure →