Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion 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

$619.78

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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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$1,291.20

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.

$114.33 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $1,084.61 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

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) $114.33 ↓ -82%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $218.20 ↓ -65%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $231.66 ↓ -63%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $259.79 ↓ -58%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $271.00 ↓ -56%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $272.52 ↓ -56%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $286.65 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $292.53 ↓ -53%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $363.82 ↓ -41%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $387.31 ↓ -38%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $387.31 ↓ -38%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $397.51 ↓ -36%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $398.00 ↓ -36%
medicare medicare (a) $418.95 ↓ -32%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $418.95 ↓ -32%
medica medica medicare (a) $439.90 ↓ -29%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $439.90 ↓ -29%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $441.53 ↓ -29%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $455.15 ↓ -27%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $484.14 ↓ -22%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $484.20 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $573.29 ↓ -8%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $705.51 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $757.93 ↑ +22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $864.07 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $903.84 ↑ +46%
health partners hpi (a) $917.64 ↑ +48%
medica health system medica elect (a) $958.85 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $999.39 ↑ +61%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $1,000.22 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $1,001.07 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $1,032.96 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $1,053.62 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,084.61 ↑ +75%

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Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $564.80 $170.92 – $635.40
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $600.80 $181.82 – $675.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $572.80 $287.67 – $644.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $600.80 $181.82 – $675.90
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $512.00 $219.84 – $576.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $512.00 $219.84 – $576.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $619.78 $114.33 – $484.14
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $224.78 $126.00 – $434.86

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