Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets 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

$1,001.18

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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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$2,085.80

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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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$16.78 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $1,752.07 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

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) $16.78 ↓ -98%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $41.67 ↓ -96%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $44.23 ↓ -96%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $52.04 ↓ -95%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $55.86 ↓ -94%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $388.02 ↓ -61%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $408.44 ↓ -59%
medicare medicare (m) $408.44 ↓ -59%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $416.40 ↓ -58%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $416.40 ↓ -58%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $419.66 ↓ -58%
medica medica medicare (m) $424.78 ↓ -58%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $428.86 ↓ -57%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $428.89 ↓ -57%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $458.46 ↓ -54%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $463.05 ↓ -54%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $474.70 ↓ -53%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $520.50 ↓ -48%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $735.24 ↓ -27%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $750.34 ↓ -25%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $782.18 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $867.55 ↓ -13%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $926.10 ↓ -7%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $1,139.68 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $1,224.36 ↑ +22%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $1,261.91 ↑ +26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $1,395.82 ↑ +39%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $1,401.25 ↑ +40%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $1,460.06 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $1,548.92 ↑ +55%
medica medica essentials (u m) $1,617.12 ↑ +62%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $1,617.12 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $1,668.64 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $1,702.01 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,752.07 ↑ +75%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $1,633.60 $701.43 – $1,837.80
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $1,633.60 $701.43 – $1,837.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,001.18 $16.78 – $750.34
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $889.50 $20.71 – $1,172.08
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $1,001.18 $16.78 – $1,401.25
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $889.50 $20.71 – $1,172.08
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $1,094.74 $26.98 – $1,598.70
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $889.50 $20.71 – $1,172.08

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