Change nephroureteral cath 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

$1,230.67

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$2,563.90

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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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$383.92 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $6,451.00 with united healthcare (um) — same scan, same building. Share

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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) $383.92 ↓ -69%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $515.86 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $569.19 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $864.43 ↓ -30%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $917.51 ↓ -25%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $1,079.29 ↓ -12%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $1,158.61 ↓ -6%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $1,505.01 ↑ +22%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $1,627.00 ↑ +32%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $1,715.76 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $1,794.73 ↑ +46%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $1,865.42 ↑ +52%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $1,991.62 ↑ +62%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $1,991.62 ↑ +62%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $2,038.23 ↑ +66%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $2,046.60 ↑ +66%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $2,051.12 ↑ +67%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $2,051.37 ↑ +67%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,104.00 ↑ +71%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $2,153.68 ↑ +75%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $2,154.32 ↑ +75%
medicare medicare (m) $2,154.32 ↑ +75%
medica medica medicare (m) $2,240.49 ↑ +82%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,255.00 ↑ +83%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $2,262.04 ↑ +84%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $2,270.45 ↑ +84%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $2,408.29 ↑ +96%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $2,489.52 ↑ +102%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,243.00 ↑ +164%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $3,731.00 ↑ +203%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $3,895.00 ↑ +216%
medica medica essentials (u m) $3,895.00 ↑ +216%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $4,100.00 ↑ +233%
health partners hpi (u m) $4,554.35 ↑ +270%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $5,128.55 ↑ +317%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $6,451.00 ↑ +424%

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Change nephroureteral cath at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,941.60 $1,105.98 – $2,184.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,230.67 $383.92 – $3,895.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $1,230.67 $383.92 – $5,128.55
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94

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