Br punct aspir ea add, l at Mercy Hospital

4050 Coon Rapids Blvd. Coon Rapids, MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1316904287

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 17, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$156.91

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.

$326.90

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.

$53.14 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,639.14 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) $53.14 ↓ -66%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $58.63 ↓ -63%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $93.10 ↓ -41%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $99.04 ↓ -37%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $99.52 ↓ -37%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $117.26 ↓ -25%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $144.30 ↓ -8%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $176.74 ↑ +13%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $184.87 ↑ +18%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $196.12 ↑ +25%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $204.76 ↑ +30%
medica medica essentials (u m) $204.76 ↑ +30%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $211.28 ↑ +35%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $215.51 ↑ +37%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $221.84 ↑ +41%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $224.08 ↑ +43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $237.84 ↑ +52%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $272.00 ↑ +73%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $279.78 ↑ +78%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $300.33 ↑ +91%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $1,639.14 ↑ +945%

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Br punct aspir ea add, l at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $500.00 $151.31 – $562.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $525.60 $1.02 – $591.30
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $353.60 $1.00 – $397.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $156.91 $99.52 – $3,243.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $174.33 $142.94 – $1,002.38
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $156.91 $99.52 – $3,243.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $174.33 $142.94 – $1,002.38
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $156.80 $122.57 – $413.37

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