Tomosynthesis breast screen bilateral 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

$35.71

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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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$74.40

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.

$13.14 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $347.00 with medica health system — 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) $13.14 ↓ -63%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $13.98 ↓ -61%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $15.43 ↓ -57%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $22.71 ↓ -36%
medicare medicare (a) $23.91 ↓ -33%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $23.91 ↓ -33%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $24.50 ↓ -31%
medica medica medicare (a) $25.11 ↓ -30%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $25.11 ↓ -30%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $26.06 ↓ -27%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $30.00 ↓ -16%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $31.85 ↓ -11%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $37.47 ↑ +5%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $37.97 ↑ +6%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $40.23 ↑ +13%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $41.27 ↑ +16%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $41.27 ↑ +16%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $46.51 ↑ +30%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $47.05 ↑ +32%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $48.65 ↑ +36%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $51.59 ↑ +44%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $55.60 ↑ +56%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $58.38 ↑ +63%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $69.50 ↑ +95%
health partners hpi (a) $70.75 ↑ +98%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $70.75 ↑ +98%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $77.12 ↑ +116%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $153.00 ↑ +328%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $171.36 ↑ +380%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $234.00 ↑ +555%
medica health system medica elect (a) $316.00 ↑ +785%
medica medica essentials (a) $317.00 ↑ +788%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $330.00 ↑ +824%
medica health system medica choice (a) $347.00 ↑ +872%

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Tomosynthesis breast screen bilateral at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $137.60 $78.43 – $154.80
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $90.40 $48.36 – $101.70
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $93.60 $53.35 – $105.30
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $91.20 $57.46 – $102.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $124.00 $54.56 – $139.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $93.60 $48.32 – $105.30
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $110.40 $48.32 – $124.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $90.40 $44.07 – $101.70

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