Staph a dna amp probe 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

$121.87

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.

$253.90

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.

$16.78 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $213.28 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
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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) $16.78 ↓ -86%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $32.67 ↓ -73%
medicare medicare (a) $34.39 ↓ -72%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $34.39 ↓ -72%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $35.06 ↓ -71%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $35.06 ↓ -71%
medica medica medicare (a) $36.11 ↓ -70%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $36.11 ↓ -70%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $39.97 ↓ -67%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $41.67 ↓ -66%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $43.83 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $44.23 ↓ -64%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $51.08 ↓ -58%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $52.04 ↓ -57%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $55.86 ↓ -54%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $56.37 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $63.07 ↓ -48%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $72.92 ↓ -40%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $89.50 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $95.21 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi (a) $108.05 ↓ -11%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $112.73 ↓ -7%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $117.78 ↓ -3%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $138.73 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $149.04 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $153.61 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $169.91 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $177.73 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (a) $188.55 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (a) $196.52 ↑ +61%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $196.85 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $203.12 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (a) $207.18 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $213.28 ↑ +75%

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Staph a dna amp probe at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $144.80 $62.17 – $162.90
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $144.80 $62.17 – $162.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $121.87 $16.78 – $63.07
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $94.30 $20.71 – $124.26
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $94.30 $20.71 – $124.26
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $133.22 $26.98 – $194.55
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $121.87 $16.78 – $63.07
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $94.30 $20.71 – $117.78

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