Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening 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

$211.54

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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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$440.70

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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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$16.43 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $246.12 with first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) — 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

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) $16.43 ↓ -92%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $18.86 ↓ -91%
medicare medicare (m) $19.85 ↓ -91%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $19.85 ↓ -91%
medica medica medicare (m) $20.64 ↓ -90%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $20.84 ↓ -90%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $22.29 ↓ -89%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $22.49 ↓ -89%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $22.49 ↓ -89%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $23.16 ↓ -89%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $25.64 ↓ -88%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $28.11 ↓ -87%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $36.55 ↓ -83%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $40.80 ↓ -81%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $42.25 ↓ -80%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $43.32 ↓ -80%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $50.95 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $54.70 ↓ -74%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $58.95 ↓ -72%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $65.05 ↓ -69%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $68.24 ↓ -68%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $103.28 ↓ -51%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $109.88 ↓ -48%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $130.09 ↓ -39%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $160.10 ↓ -24%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $171.99 ↓ -19%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $177.26 ↓ -16%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $196.08 ↓ -7%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $205.10 ↓ -3%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $217.58 ↑ +3%
medica medica essentials (u m) $227.16 ↑ +7%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $227.16 ↑ +7%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $234.40 ↑ +11%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $239.09 ↑ +13%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $246.12 ↑ +16%

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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $70.40 $21.30 – $79.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $72.00 $21.79 – $81.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $84.00 $25.42 – $94.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $70.40 $19.25 – $79.20
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $133.60 $19.25 – $150.30
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $74.40 $31.95 – $83.70
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $74.40 $31.95 – $83.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $211.54 $16.43 – $46.63

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