Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) 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

$128.30

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$267.30

Gross charge

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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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$5.05 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $224.53 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) $5.05 ↓ -96%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $7.20 ↓ -94%
medicare medicare (m) $7.58 ↓ -94%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $7.58 ↓ -94%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $7.72 ↓ -94%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $7.72 ↓ -94%
medica medica medicare (m) $7.88 ↓ -94%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $7.95 ↓ -94%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $7.96 ↓ -94%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $8.50 ↓ -93%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $8.80 ↓ -93%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $9.65 ↓ -92%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $11.37 ↓ -91%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $12.07 ↓ -91%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $14.15 ↓ -89%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $14.20 ↓ -89%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $15.25 ↓ -88%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $16.36 ↓ -87%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $26.42 ↓ -79%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $53.78 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $59.34 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $94.22 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $100.24 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $118.68 ↓ -7%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $146.05 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $156.91 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $161.72 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $178.88 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $187.11 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $198.50 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (u m) $207.24 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $207.24 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $213.84 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $218.12 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $224.53 ↑ +75%

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Fetal hemoglobin (kleihauer betke) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $80.00 $24.21 – $90.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $266.40 $114.39 – $299.70
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $266.40 $114.39 – $299.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $128.30 $5.05 – $14.15
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $272.66 $7.20 – $154.52
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $128.30 $5.05 – $26.42
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $272.66 $7.20 – $154.52
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $136.70 $7.20 – $199.62

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