Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) 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

$92.50

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$192.70

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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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$38.77 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $331.00 with aetna direct network — 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

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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $38.77 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $42.78 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $80.18 ↓ -13%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $82.91 ↓ -10%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $82.91 ↓ -10%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $84.86 ↓ -8%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $85.40 ↓ -8%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $87.60 ↓ -5%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $89.33 ↓ -3%
medicare medicare (m) $89.33 ↓ -3%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $89.87 ↓ -3%
medica medica medicare (m) $92.90 ↑ +0%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $93.80 ↑ +1%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $94.52 ↑ +2%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $100.27 ↑ +8%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $103.64 ↑ +12%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $113.11 ↑ +22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $128.95 ↑ +39%
health partners hpi (u m) $133.57 ↑ +44%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $134.89 ↑ +46%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $154.16 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $161.87 ↑ +75%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $180.00 ↑ +95%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $216.00 ↑ +134%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $220.43 ↑ +138%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $223.21 ↑ +141%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $236.96 ↑ +156%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $238.00 ↑ +157%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $238.00 ↑ +157%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $249.00 ↑ +169%
medica medica essentials (u m) $249.00 ↑ +169%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $262.00 ↑ +183%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $278.76 ↑ +201%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $299.23 ↑ +223%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $326.00 ↑ +252%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $331.00 ↑ +258%

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Dexa bone density study >=1 sites appendicular skeleton (peripheral) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $425.60 $92.45 – $478.80
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $284.00 $85.95 – $319.50
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $312.00 $92.45 – $351.00
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $284.00 $65.56 – $319.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $425.60 $92.45 – $478.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $117.60 $50.49 – $132.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $117.60 $50.49 – $132.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $92.50 $82.91 – $331.00

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