Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a&b/rsv 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

$336.10

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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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$700.20

Gross charge

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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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$109.23 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $562.55 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 premier (m u) $109.23 ↓ -68%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $110.13 ↓ -67%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $128.50 ↓ -62%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $132.79 ↓ -60%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $134.74 ↓ -60%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $137.94 ↓ -59%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $139.78 ↓ -58%
medicare medicare (m) $139.78 ↓ -58%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $142.50 ↓ -58%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $142.50 ↓ -58%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $145.20 ↓ -57%
medica medica medicare (m) $145.37 ↓ -57%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $146.77 ↓ -56%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $146.78 ↓ -56%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $148.67 ↓ -56%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $156.89 ↓ -53%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $162.45 ↓ -52%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $178.13 ↓ -47%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $203.59 ↓ -39%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $235.39 ↓ -30%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $236.07 ↓ -30%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $251.14 ↓ -25%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $297.35 ↓ -12%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $365.92 ↑ +9%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $380.20 ↑ +13%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $393.11 ↑ +17%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $405.17 ↑ +21%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $448.16 ↑ +33%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $468.79 ↑ +39%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $497.32 ↑ +48%
medica medica essentials (u m) $519.22 ↑ +54%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $519.22 ↑ +54%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $535.76 ↑ +59%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $546.48 ↑ +63%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $562.55 ↑ +67%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a&b/rsv at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $460.80 $139.45 – $518.40
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $460.80 $139.45 – $518.40
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $460.80 $139.45 – $518.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $460.80 $139.45 – $518.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $460.80 $139.45 – $518.40
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $460.80 $197.86 – $518.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $460.80 $197.86 – $518.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $336.10 $109.23 – $203.59

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