Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl 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

$29.57

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.

$61.60

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.

$7.30 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $48.11 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) $7.30 ↓ -75%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $8.06 ↓ -73%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $9.78 ↓ -67%
medicare medicare (m) $10.29 ↓ -65%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $10.29 ↓ -65%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $10.49 ↓ -65%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $10.49 ↓ -65%
medica medica medicare (m) $10.70 ↓ -64%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $10.80 ↓ -63%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $10.80 ↓ -63%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $11.55 ↓ -61%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $11.96 ↓ -60%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $12.80 ↓ -57%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $13.11 ↓ -56%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $13.61 ↓ -54%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $14.45 ↓ -51%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $16.12 ↓ -45%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $18.86 ↓ -36%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $19.83 ↓ -33%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $21.31 ↓ -28%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $21.81 ↓ -26%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $21.96 ↓ -26%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $24.29 ↓ -18%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $25.41 ↓ -14%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $26.96 ↓ -9%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $28.14 ↓ -5%
medica medica essentials (u m) $28.14 ↓ -5%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $29.04 ↓ -2%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $29.62 ↑ +0%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $30.49 ↑ +3%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $35.22 ↑ +19%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $35.88 ↑ +21%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $38.09 ↑ +29%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $44.81 ↑ +52%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $48.11 ↑ +63%

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Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $112.00 $33.89 – $126.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $68.00 $20.58 – $76.50
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $66.40 $20.09 – $74.70
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $112.00 $33.89 – $126.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $88.00 $37.79 – $99.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $88.00 $37.79 – $99.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $29.57 $9.78 – $41.02
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $26.99 $9.78 – $51.68

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