Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj lmb-scr w/img ini 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

$4,680.77

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.

$9,751.60

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.

$272.00 with united healthcare (um) vs $8,123.06 with health partners — 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
united healthcare (um) united healthcare (um) $272.00 ↓ -94%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (amu) $940.26 ↓ -80%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $1,668.29 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (mu) $1,794.44 ↓ -62%
medica pmap (um) medica pmap (um) $1,840.76 ↓ -61%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (m u) $1,905.05 ↓ -59%
bcbs bc aehp (mu) $2,241.10 ↓ -52%
medica dual solutions (e g) medica dual solutions (m) $2,369.00 ↓ -49%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (mu) $2,405.71 ↓ -49%
aetna aetna elevate (amu) $2,922.82 ↓ -38%
health partners hpi medicare (amu) $2,954.62 ↓ -37%
aetna aetna performance (amu) $3,109.39 ↓ -34%
medicaid medicaid ma (m) $3,117.42 ↓ -33%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (m) $3,117.42 ↓ -33%
allina aetna medicare (m) allina aetna medicare (m) $3,203.48 ↓ -32%
south country health alliance scha pmap (m) $3,210.94 ↓ -31%
health partners hpi pmap (amu) $3,228.32 ↓ -31%
medicare medicare (m) $3,372.08 ↓ -28%
medicare other all other medicare (m) $3,372.08 ↓ -28%
medica medica medicare (m) $3,506.96 ↓ -25%
bcbs bc medicare (m) $3,540.68 ↓ -24%
hennepin health hennepin health (m) $3,553.86 ↓ -24%
south country health alliance scha msho (m) $3,769.60 ↓ -19%
uhc ubh pmap uhc ubh pmap (m) $3,896.78 ↓ -17%
aetna direct network aetna direct network (amu) $4,530.58 ↓ -3%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc aware/blue plus (a m u) $4,867.23 ↑ +4%
americas ppo (araz)(a m u) americas ppo (araz)(a m u) $5,548.81 ↑ +19%
medica health system medica elect (u m) $5,640.00 ↑ +20%
medica ubh (m) medica ubh (m) $5,804.19 ↑ +24%
medica medica essentials (u m) $5,889.00 ↑ +26%
medica mhps medica mhps (u m) $5,889.00 ↑ +26%
medica health system medica choice (u m) $6,198.00 ↑ +32%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (m) $6,633.36 ↑ +42%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $6,965.03 ↑ +49%
health partners hpi (u m) $7,128.76 ↑ +52%
health partners hpi cigna (mu) $8,123.06 ↑ +74%

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj lmb-scr w/img ini at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $5,060.00 $2,335.16 – $5,692.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $4,680.77 $940.26 – $9,848.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $4,680.77 $940.26 – $9,848.00
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $3,406.84 – $3,406.84
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $3,406.84 – $3,406.84
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $3,406.84 – $3,406.84
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton not published $3,406.84 – $3,406.84
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $3,406.84 – $3,406.84

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