I131 iodide cap, rx 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

$21.46

Cash price

?

Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$44.70

Gross charge

?

Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$8.99 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $146.06 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $8.99 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $9.92 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $16.30 ↓ -24%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $16.81 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $19.85 ↓ -8%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $22.35 ↑ +4%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $22.87 ↑ +7%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $24.07 ↑ +12%
medicare medicare (m) $24.07 ↑ +12%
medica medica medicare (m) $25.03 ↑ +17%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $25.27 ↑ +18%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $25.41 ↑ +18%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $26.24 ↑ +22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $29.91 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $31.29 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $33.19 ↑ +55%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $33.29 ↑ +55%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $33.29 ↑ +55%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $34.29 ↑ +60%
medica medica essentials (u m) $34.66 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $34.66 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $35.76 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $36.48 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $37.55 ↑ +75%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $37.95 ↑ +77%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $41.61 ↑ +94%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $44.70 ↑ +108%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $45.50 ↑ +112%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $49.60 ↑ +131%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $57.09 ↑ +166%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $108.95 ↑ +408%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $115.67 ↑ +439%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $136.07 ↑ +534%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $146.06 ↑ +581%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

I131 iodide cap, rx at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $140.00 $21.97 – $157.50
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $140.00 $60.11 – $157.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $140.00 $60.11 – $157.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $21.46 $22.87 – $124.54
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $25.03 $22.87 – $152.48
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $21.46 $22.87 – $57.09
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $25.03 $22.87 – $152.48
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $22.46 $17.55 – $189.43

All Minnesota hospitals for this procedure →