Smear nasal eosinophil 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

$47.95

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.

$99.90

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.

$5.39 with allina aetna medicare (a) vs $118.45 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
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $5.39 ↓ -89%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $5.67 ↓ -88%
medicare medicare (a) $5.67 ↓ -88%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $5.78 ↓ -88%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $5.78 ↓ -88%
medica medica medicare (a) $5.95 ↓ -88%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $5.95 ↓ -88%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $6.59 ↓ -86%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $7.23 ↓ -85%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $10.61 ↓ -78%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $12.27 ↓ -74%
health partners hpi (a) $18.18 ↓ -62%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $19.82 ↓ -59%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $20.10 ↓ -58%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $22.18 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $35.21 ↓ -27%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $35.58 ↓ -26%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $37.46 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $44.36 ↓ -7%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $54.59 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $58.64 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $60.44 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $66.85 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $69.93 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (a) $74.19 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $77.32 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $77.45 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $79.92 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $81.52 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $83.92 ↑ +75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $88.36 ↑ +84%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $93.81 ↑ +96%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $110.35 ↑ +130%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $118.45 ↑ +147%

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Smear nasal eosinophil at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $52.80 $15.98 – $59.40
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $66.40 $20.09 – $74.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $24.80 $7.51 – $27.90
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $28.80 $8.72 – $32.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $66.40 $20.09 – $74.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $55.20 $23.70 – $62.10
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $55.20 $23.70 – $62.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $47.95 $5.39 – $101.00

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