Irradiation of blood product each unit reference 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

$67.10

Cash price

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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.

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

$139.80

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.

$23.30 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $128.88 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $23.30 ↓ -65%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $25.71 ↓ -62%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $35.74 ↓ -47%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $36.57 ↓ -45%
medicare medicare (m) $38.49 ↓ -43%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $38.49 ↓ -43%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $39.05 ↓ -42%
medica medica medicare (m) $40.03 ↓ -40%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $40.41 ↓ -40%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $40.82 ↓ -39%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $43.03 ↓ -36%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $43.42 ↓ -35%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $50.37 ↓ -25%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $51.42 ↓ -23%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $63.27 ↓ -6%
health partners hpi (u m) $67.04 ↓ -0%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $67.97 ↑ +1%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $70.06 ↑ +4%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $77.49 ↑ +15%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $81.06 ↑ +21%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $85.99 ↑ +28%
medica medica essentials (u m) $89.78 ↑ +34%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $89.78 ↑ +34%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $92.64 ↑ +38%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $94.49 ↑ +41%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $96.13 ↑ +43%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $97.27 ↑ +45%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $98.27 ↑ +46%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $102.05 ↑ +52%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $120.06 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $128.88 ↑ +92%

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Irradiation of blood product each unit reference at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $164.00 $70.42 – $184.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $164.00 $70.42 – $184.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $67.10 $35.74 – $109.88
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $82.21 $36.57 – $134.54
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $67.10 $35.74 – $98.27
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $82.21 $36.57 – $134.54
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $84.56 $36.57 – $167.14
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $82.21 $36.57 – $134.54

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