Alpha-fetoprotein amniotic 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

$93.91

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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.

$167.70

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.

$13.96 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $114.98 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.

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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) $13.96 ↓ -85%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $15.83 ↓ -83%
medicare medicare (n) $16.66 ↓ -82%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $22.07 ↓ -76%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $23.23 ↓ -75%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $30.38 ↓ -68%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $30.61 ↓ -67%
medica medica medicare (r) $30.70 ↓ -67%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $31.23 ↓ -67%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $32.14 ↓ -66%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $33.31 ↓ -65%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $34.35 ↓ -63%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $35.98 ↓ -62%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $42.52 ↓ -55%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $45.94 ↓ -51%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $48.58 ↓ -48%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $53.54 ↓ -43%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $55.52 ↓ -41%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $56.75 ↓ -40%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $58.30 ↓ -38%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $58.30 ↓ -38%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $58.70 ↓ -37%
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) $69.40 ↓ -26%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $70.87 ↓ -25%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $79.53 ↓ -15%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $91.05 ↓ -3%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $107.11 ↑ +14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $114.98 ↑ +22%

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Alpha-fetoprotein amniotic at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $79.82 $14.45 – $41.02
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $72.46 $15.83 – $51.68
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $79.82 $14.45 – $57.23
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $72.46 $15.83 – $51.68
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $79.82 $14.45 – $30.65
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $72.46 $15.83 – $51.68
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $72.46 $15.83 – $51.68
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $72.46 $15.83 – $112.95

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