Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 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

$379.44

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$790.50

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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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$90.43 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $664.02 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) $90.43 ↓ -76%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $159.05 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $175.49 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $220.12 ↓ -42%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $224.58 ↓ -41%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $227.33 ↓ -40%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $227.33 ↓ -40%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $233.60 ↓ -38%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $234.15 ↓ -38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $238.43 ↓ -37%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $240.50 ↓ -37%
medicare medicare (m) $245.90 ↓ -35%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $245.90 ↓ -35%
medica medica medicare (m) $255.74 ↓ -33%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $258.19 ↓ -32%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $259.16 ↓ -32%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $274.89 ↓ -28%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $278.65 ↓ -27%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $280.48 ↓ -26%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $284.16 ↓ -25%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $296.44 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $301.00 ↓ -21%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $301.07 ↓ -21%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $431.93 ↑ +14%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $440.00 ↑ +16%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $459.00 ↑ +21%
medica medica essentials (u m) $459.00 ↑ +21%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $464.02 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $466.00 ↑ +23%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $483.00 ↑ +27%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $529.00 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $553.35 ↑ +46%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $605.14 ↑ +59%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $632.40 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $664.02 ↑ +75%

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Duplex scan bilateral study 93985 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $815.20 $246.70 – $917.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $918.40 $253.81 – $1,033.20
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $868.00 $180.60 – $976.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $918.40 $253.81 – $1,033.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $872.80 $253.81 – $981.90
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $872.80 $253.81 – $981.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $379.44 $90.43 – $466.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $379.44 $90.43 – $605.14

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