_afb org id by sequencing rflx ast-sendout at New Ulm Medical Center

1324 5th St N. New Ulm, MN 56073, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1558328435

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$214.98

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.

$383.90

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.

$26.98 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $260.80 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — 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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $26.98 ↓ -87%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $52.47 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $82.28 ↓ -62%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $82.93 ↓ -61%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $92.34 ↓ -57%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $105.73 ↓ -51%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $107.40 ↓ -50%
medicare medicare (n) $113.05 ↓ -47%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $114.16 ↓ -47%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $115.01 ↓ -47%
medica medica medicare (r) $115.40 ↓ -46%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $117.36 ↓ -45%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $120.76 ↓ -44%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $124.38 ↓ -42%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $125.18 ↓ -42%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $129.10 ↓ -40%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $133.51 ↓ -38%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $135.20 ↓ -37%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $159.79 ↓ -26%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $172.62 ↓ -20%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $182.56 ↓ -15%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $201.18 ↓ -6%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $208.64 ↓ -3%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $213.28 ↓ -1%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $219.07 ↑ +2%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $219.07 ↑ +2%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $220.58 ↑ +3%
all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) all other contracted care (a b c d m h n o r s u v) $260.80 ↑ +21%

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_afb org id by sequencing rflx ast-sendout at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $186.14 $16.78 – $207.48
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $174.22 $20.71 – $153.11
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $186.14 $16.78 – $286.95
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Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $186.14 $16.78 – $207.48
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $174.22 $20.71 – $153.11
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $174.22 $20.71 – $153.11
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $174.22 $26.50 – $131.15

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