Plmt nephroureteral catheter 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

$3,379.92

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$7,041.50

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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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$219.74 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $9,257.00 with united healthcare (um) — 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

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) $219.74 ↓ -93%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $494.77 ↓ -85%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $525.15 ↓ -84%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $617.74 ↓ -82%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $663.14 ↓ -80%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,416.75 ↓ -58%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $1,563.21 ↓ -54%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $1,935.00 ↓ -43%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,456.00 ↓ -27%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $2,626.00 ↓ -22%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $3,140.72 ↓ -7%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $3,358.44 ↓ -1%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $3,358.44 ↓ -1%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $3,431.66 ↑ +2%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $3,451.16 ↑ +2%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $3,459.19 ↑ +2%
medicare medicare (m) $3,632.80 ↑ +7%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $3,632.80 ↑ +7%
medica medica medicare (m) $3,778.11 ↑ +12%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $3,784.00 ↑ +12%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $3,814.44 ↑ +13%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $3,828.62 ↑ +13%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $4,061.06 ↑ +20%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $4,133.36 ↑ +22%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $4,198.05 ↑ +24%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $4,640.00 ↑ +37%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $4,712.17 ↑ +39%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $4,845.00 ↑ +43%
medica medica essentials (u m) $4,845.00 ↑ +43%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $4,929.05 ↑ +46%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $5,099.00 ↑ +51%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $5,633.20 ↑ +67%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $5,914.86 ↑ +75%
health partners hpi (u m) $7,679.93 ↑ +127%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $8,634.69 ↑ +155%
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $9,257.00 ↑ +174%

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Plmt nephroureteral catheter at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $5,645.60 $2,515.02 – $6,351.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $3,379.92 $219.74 – $4,845.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $2,248.90 $315.60 – $5,979.10
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $3,379.92 $219.74 – $8,634.69
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $2,248.90 $315.60 – $5,979.10
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $2,248.90 $315.60 – $5,979.10
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $2,248.90 $315.60 – $5,979.10
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $2,248.90 $323.44 – $3,632.80

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