Valproic acid total therapeutic drug level 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

$32.54

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.

$67.80

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.

$11.79 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $59.28 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $11.79 ↓ -64%
allina aetna medicare (a) allina aetna medicare (a) $12.61 ↓ -61%
medica health system medica pmap (a) $13.01 ↓ -60%
medicare other all other medicare (a) $13.27 ↓ -59%
medicare medicare (a) $13.27 ↓ -59%
medicaid medicaid ma (a) $13.53 ↓ -58%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (a) $13.53 ↓ -58%
medica medica medicare (a) $13.93 ↓ -57%
bcbs bc medicare (a) $13.93 ↓ -57%
hennepin health hennepin health (a) $15.42 ↓ -53%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (a) $16.91 ↓ -48%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $17.80 ↓ -45%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $20.66 ↓ -37%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $21.98 ↓ -32%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $24.17 ↓ -26%
medica dual solutions (a u) medica dual solutions (a u) $26.02 ↓ -20%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $27.94 ↓ -14%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $32.02 ↓ -2%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $34.40 ↑ +6%
united healthcare (a) united healthcare (a) $35.45 ↑ +9%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $39.22 ↑ +21%
medica ubh (a) medica ubh (a) $41.02 ↑ +26%
health partners hpi (a) $41.40 ↑ +27%
medica health system medica elect (a) $43.52 ↑ +34%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (a) $44.22 ↑ +36%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (a) $45.13 ↑ +39%
medica medica essentials (a) $45.36 ↑ +39%
medica mhps medica mhps (a) $45.43 ↑ +40%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (a) $46.88 ↑ +44%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (a) $46.94 ↑ +44%
medica health system medica choice (a) $47.82 ↑ +47%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $49.22 ↑ +51%
bcbs bc aehp (a) $55.23 ↑ +70%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (a) $59.28 ↑ +82%

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Valproic acid total therapeutic drug level at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $121.60 $21.55 – $80.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $100.80 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $102.40 $12.11 – $45.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $72.80 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $100.80 $11.38 – $42.30
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $120.00 $17.86 – $46.80
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $120.00 $17.86 – $46.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $32.54 $12.61 – $50.54

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