After cataract laser surgery at New Ulm Medical Center
1324 5th St N. New Ulm, MN 56073, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1558328435
$891.86
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.
$1,592.60
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.
$252.32 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $4,509.68 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) | $252.32 | ↓ -72% |
| medica health system | medica pmap (n) | $398.80 | ↓ -55% |
| allina aetna medicare (n) | allina aetna medicare (n) | $538.48 | ↓ -40% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (n) | $548.97 | ↓ -38% |
| medicare other | all other medicare (n) | $555.32 | ↓ -38% |
| medica | medica medicare (r) | $557.16 | ↓ -38% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (r) | $564.35 | ↓ -37% |
| medicare | medicare (n) | $566.82 | ↓ -36% |
| bcbs | bc medicare (n) | $583.09 | ↓ -35% |
| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (n) | $601.97 | ↓ -33% |
| south country health alliance | scha msho (n) | $620.79 | ↓ -30% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (n) | $650.13 | ↓ -27% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (n r) | $768.39 | ↓ -14% |
| aetna | aetna performance (n r) | $830.09 | ↓ -7% |
| medica ubh (n) | medica ubh (n) | $877.87 | ↓ -2% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc pmap (n) | $911.06 | ↑ +2% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $967.41 | ↑ +8% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (n) | $1,003.28 | ↑ +12% |
| hpi-cigna | hpi cigna (n) | $1,025.59 | ↑ +15% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $1,053.44 | ↑ +18% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $1,053.44 | ↑ +18% |
| aetna direct/indirect network | aetna direct/indirect network (n r) | $1,060.72 | ↑ +19% |
| 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) | $1,254.10 | ↑ +41% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc state health plan (n) | $2,779.54 | ↑ +212% |
| bc aware/blue plus (nr) | bc aware/blue plus (nr) | $3,119.12 | ↑ +250% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier(n) | $3,571.18 | ↑ +300% |
| bcbs | bc aehp (n) | $4,201.13 | ↑ +371% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (n) | $4,509.68 | ↑ +406% |
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After cataract laser surgery at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls | $1,464.80 | $576.03 – $1,647.90 |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls | $1,464.80 | $576.03 – $1,647.90 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $3,375.84 | $499.57 – $1,608.67 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $2,170.78 | $524.01 – $3,572.45 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $3,375.84 | $499.57 – $1,373.42 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $2,170.78 | $524.01 – $3,572.45 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $3,375.84 | $499.57 – $655.01 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | $2,170.78 | $524.01 – $3,760.50 |