External pretreatment of serum for use in antibody identification by dilution 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

$58.80

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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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$122.50

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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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$22.31 with health partners vs $165.79 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — 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
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $22.31 ↓ -62%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $24.37 ↓ -59%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $24.65 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $27.20 ↓ -54%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $28.32 ↓ -52%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $29.81 ↓ -49%
medicare medicare (m) $29.81 ↓ -49%
medica medica medicare (m) $31.00 ↓ -47%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $31.30 ↓ -47%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $33.32 ↓ -43%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $43.18 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $45.94 ↓ -22%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $49.79 ↓ -15%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $54.39 ↓ -8%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $61.32 ↑ +4%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $66.93 ↑ +14%
health partners hpi (u m) $67.04 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $71.91 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $74.11 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $81.98 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $85.75 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $90.97 ↑ +55%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $94.97 ↑ +62%
medica medica essentials (u m) $94.97 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $98.00 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $99.96 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $102.90 ↑ +75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $123.67 ↑ +110%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $131.29 ↑ +123%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $154.45 ↑ +163%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $165.79 ↑ +182%

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External pretreatment of serum for use in antibody identification by dilution at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $58.80 $22.31 – $141.36
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $50.40 $28.32 – $178.11
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $58.80 $22.31 – $61.32
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $50.40 $28.32 – $178.11
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $65.35 $28.32 – $274.09
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $50.40 $28.32 – $178.11
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $50.40 $28.32 – $178.11
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $50.40 $28.32 – $389.27

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