Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes 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

$77.47

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$161.40

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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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$8.35 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $313.00 with united healthcare (a) — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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) $8.35 ↓ -89%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $11.18 ↓ -86%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $11.18 ↓ -86%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $12.75 ↓ -84%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $13.39 ↓ -83%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $13.97 ↓ -82%
medicare medicare (a) $14.10 ↓ -82%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $14.10 ↓ -82%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $14.80 ↓ -81%
medica medica medicare (a) $14.80 ↓ -81%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $19.06 ↓ -75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $20.23 ↓ -74%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $23.80 ↓ -69%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $24.76 ↓ -68%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $25.55 ↓ -67%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $28.62 ↓ -63%
health partners hpi (a) $29.06 ↓ -62%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $31.68 ↓ -59%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $32.47 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $35.83 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $94.74 ↑ +22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $108.01 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $112.98 ↑ +46%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $129.12 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $135.58 ↑ +75%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $152.00 ↑ +96%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $172.00 ↑ +122%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $186.00 ↑ +140%
medica health system medica elect (a) $222.00 ↑ +187%
medica medica essentials (a) $223.00 ↑ +188%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $232.00 ↑ +199%
medica health system medica choice (a) $244.00 ↑ +215%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $264.00 ↑ +241%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $313.00 ↑ +304%

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Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $117.60 $35.59 – $132.30
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $112.80 $34.14 – $126.90
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $98.40 $29.78 – $110.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $94.40 $28.57 – $106.20
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $62.40 $18.88 – $70.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $98.40 $13.16 – $110.70
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $101.60 $13.16 – $114.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $112.80 $34.14 – $126.90

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