Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml 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

$330.29

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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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$589.80

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.

$32.11 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $159.60 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $32.11 ↓ -90%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $50.42 ↓ -85%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $50.75 ↓ -85%
medicare medicare (n) $53.08 ↓ -84%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $54.04 ↓ -84%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $60.98 ↓ -82%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $69.86 ↓ -79%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $70.67 ↓ -79%
medica medica medicare (r) $70.91 ↓ -79%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $71.73 ↓ -78%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $71.82 ↓ -78%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $74.20 ↓ -78%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $76.61 ↓ -77%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $77.00 ↓ -77%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $79.00 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $81.05 ↓ -75%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $82.74 ↓ -75%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $97.79 ↓ -70%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $105.64 ↓ -68%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $111.72 ↓ -66%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $123.12 ↓ -63%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $127.68 ↓ -61%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $130.52 ↓ -60%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $134.06 ↓ -59%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $134.06 ↓ -59%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $134.99 ↓ -59%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $137.63 ↓ -58%
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) $159.60 ↓ -52%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $124.52 $37.68 – $140.09
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $248.58 $55.72 – $260.75
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $74.25 $41.72 – $82.40
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $190.23 $43.81 – $101.70
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $105.12 $28.27 – $105.10
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $121.71 $52.26 – $136.92
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $121.71 $52.26 – $136.92
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