Extrnl counterpulse, per tx 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

$494.40

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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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$1,030.00

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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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$64.96 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $865.20 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) $64.96 ↓ -87%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $117.38 ↓ -76%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $126.76 ↓ -74%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $126.76 ↓ -74%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $128.25 ↓ -74%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $130.26 ↓ -74%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $130.56 ↓ -74%
medicare medicare (m) $137.12 ↓ -72%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $137.12 ↓ -72%
medica medica medicare (m) $142.60 ↓ -71%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $143.98 ↓ -71%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $144.51 ↓ -71%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $153.29 ↓ -69%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $158.45 ↓ -68%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $161.34 ↓ -67%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $171.29 ↓ -65%
health partners hpi (u m) $200.30 ↓ -59%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $201.50 ↓ -59%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $207.24 ↓ -58%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $216.29 ↓ -56%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $228.66 ↓ -54%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $322.71 ↓ -35%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $363.07 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $386.25 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $457.32 ↓ -8%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $562.79 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $604.61 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $623.15 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $689.28 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $721.00 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $764.88 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (u m) $798.56 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $798.56 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $824.00 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $840.48 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $865.20 ↑ +75%

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Extrnl counterpulse, per tx at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $494.40 $64.96 – $184.42
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $494.40 $64.96 – $322.71
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $92.16 – $132.83

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