Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step clostridium difficile toxin 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

$143.23

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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.

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$298.40

Gross charge

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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.

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

$11.15 with allina aetna medicare (m) vs $53.93 with first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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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
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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
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $11.15 ↓ -92%
medicare medicare (m) $11.74 ↓ -92%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $11.74 ↓ -92%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $11.97 ↓ -92%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $11.97 ↓ -92%
medica medica medicare (m) $12.21 ↓ -91%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $12.33 ↓ -91%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $12.33 ↓ -91%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $12.92 ↓ -91%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $13.18 ↓ -91%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $13.65 ↓ -90%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $14.25 ↓ -90%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $14.82 ↓ -90%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $14.96 ↓ -90%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $21.81 ↓ -85%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $22.63 ↓ -84%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $24.08 ↓ -83%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $25.22 ↓ -82%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $28.50 ↓ -80%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $35.08 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $36.81 ↓ -74%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $37.69 ↓ -74%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $38.84 ↓ -73%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $39.08 ↓ -73%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $40.72 ↓ -72%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $42.96 ↓ -70%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $44.94 ↓ -69%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $45.97 ↓ -68%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $47.67 ↓ -67%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $49.34 ↓ -66%
medica medica essentials (u m) $49.77 ↓ -65%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $49.77 ↓ -65%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $51.36 ↓ -64%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $52.39 ↓ -63%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $53.93 ↓ -62%

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Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step clostridium difficile toxin at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $144.00 $43.58 – $162.00
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $152.80 $46.24 – $171.90
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $97.60 $29.54 – $109.80
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $110.40 $33.41 – $124.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $152.80 $46.24 – $171.90
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $52.00 $22.33 – $58.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $52.00 $22.33 – $58.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $143.23 $11.15 – $42.07

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