Thyroid met uptake at Mercy Hospital
4050 Coon Rapids Blvd. Coon Rapids, MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1316904287
$595.10
Cash price 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.
$1,239.80
Gross charge 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.
$249.45 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,492.26 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $249.45 | ↓ -58% |
| medica pmap (um) | medica pmap (um) | $275.24 | ↓ -54% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc pmap (amu) | $335.85 | ↓ -44% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (amu) | $437.03 | ↓ -27% |
| aetna | aetna performance (amu) | $464.92 | ↓ -22% |
| medica dual solutions (e g) | medica dual solutions (m) | $550.47 | ↓ -7% |
| aetna direct network | aetna direct network (amu) | $677.43 | ↑ +14% |
| united healthcare (um) | united healthcare (um) | $750.08 | ↑ +26% |
| americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | americas ppo (araz)(a m u) | $829.67 | ↑ +39% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc state health plan (mu) | $834.13 | ↑ +40% |
| medica ubh (m) | medica ubh (m) | $867.86 | ↑ +46% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (m u) | $885.52 | ↑ +49% |
| medica health system | medica elect (u m) | $920.68 | ↑ +55% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (u m) | $961.22 | ↑ +62% |
| medica | medica essentials (u m) | $961.22 | ↑ +62% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (m) | $991.84 | ↑ +67% |
| medica health system | medica choice (u m) | $1,011.68 | ↑ +70% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $1,041.43 | ↑ +75% |
| bcbs | bc aehp (mu) | $1,041.72 | ↑ +75% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (mu) | $1,118.23 | ↑ +88% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc aware/blue plus (a m u) | $1,492.26 | ↑ +151% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Thyroid met uptake at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $595.10 | $335.85 – $1,041.72 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $1,035.10 | $414.43 – $1,363.93 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $595.10 | $335.85 – $1,041.72 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $1,035.10 | $414.43 – $1,363.93 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | $1,035.10 | $414.43 – $1,363.93 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge | $1,035.10 | $414.43 – $1,363.93 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls | $1,035.10 | $57.34 – $2,625.55 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | not published | $1.02 – $81.01 |