T4 (thyroxine) total 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

$27.12

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.

$56.50

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.

$6.39 with allina aetna medicare (a) vs $47.49 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) $6.39 ↓ -76%
medicare medicare (a) $6.73 ↓ -75%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $6.73 ↓ -75%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $6.86 ↓ -75%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $6.86 ↓ -75%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $6.88 ↓ -75%
medica medica medicare (a) $7.07 ↓ -74%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $7.07 ↓ -74%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $7.59 ↓ -72%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $7.82 ↓ -71%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $8.58 ↓ -68%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $12.06 ↓ -56%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $12.38 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $12.83 ↓ -53%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $14.26 ↓ -47%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $14.31 ↓ -47%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $15.18 ↓ -44%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $18.69 ↓ -31%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $20.08 ↓ -26%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $20.69 ↓ -24%
health partners hpi (a) $21.20 ↓ -22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $22.89 ↓ -16%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $23.11 ↓ -15%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $23.94 ↓ -12%
medica health system medica elect (a) $25.40 ↓ -6%
medica medica essentials (a) $26.47 ↓ -2%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $26.52 ↓ -2%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $27.36 ↑ +1%
medica health system medica choice (a) $27.91 ↑ +3%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $28.73 ↑ +6%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $35.42 ↑ +31%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $37.60 ↑ +39%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $44.23 ↑ +63%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $47.49 ↑ +75%

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T4 (thyroxine) total at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $68.80 $20.82 – $77.40
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $103.20 $31.23 – $116.10
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $44.80 $13.07 – $48.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $32.80 $9.93 – $36.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $103.20 $31.23 – $116.10
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $52.80 $22.67 – $59.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $52.80 $22.67 – $59.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $27.12 $6.39 – $40.49

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