Muscle test larynx 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

$54.14

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$112.80

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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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$22.70 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $869.41 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $22.70 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $25.04 ↓ -54%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $39.76 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $42.30 ↓ -22%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $50.08 ↓ -7%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $61.63 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $66.21 ↑ +22%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $75.49 ↑ +39%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $78.96 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $83.77 ↑ +55%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $87.45 ↑ +62%
medica medica essentials (u m) $87.45 ↑ +62%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $90.24 ↑ +67%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $92.04 ↑ +70%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $94.75 ↑ +75%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $117.38 ↑ +117%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $126.76 ↑ +134%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $126.76 ↑ +134%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $128.25 ↑ +137%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $130.26 ↑ +141%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $130.56 ↑ +141%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $137.12 ↑ +153%
medicare medicare (m) $137.12 ↑ +153%
medica medica medicare (m) $142.60 ↑ +163%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $143.98 ↑ +166%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $144.51 ↑ +167%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $153.29 ↑ +183%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $158.45 ↑ +193%
health partners hpi (u m) $200.30 ↑ +270%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $322.71 ↑ +496%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $339.81 ↑ +528%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $466.00 ↑ +761%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $648.50 ↑ +1098%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $688.47 ↑ +1172%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $809.92 ↑ +1396%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $869.41 ↑ +1506%

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Muscle test larynx at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,288.00 $92.16 – $1,449.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $54.14 $117.38 – $741.30
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $54.14 $117.38 – $464.00
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $135.35 – $135.35
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $135.35 – $135.35

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