Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right 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

$993.44

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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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$1,774.00

Gross charge

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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.

$272.87 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,636.35 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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) $272.87 ↓ -73%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $300.52 ↓ -70%
medicare medicare (n) $316.34 ↓ -68%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $408.32 ↓ -59%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $431.27 ↓ -57%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $593.66 ↓ -40%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $600.53 ↓ -40%
medica medica medicare (r) $602.53 ↓ -39%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $610.29 ↓ -39%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $630.56 ↓ -37%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $650.98 ↓ -34%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $671.32 ↓ -32%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $703.05 ↓ -29%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $830.94 ↓ -16%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $897.67 ↓ -10%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $949.34 ↓ -4%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $1,008.57 ↑ +2%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $1,046.17 ↑ +5%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $1,084.96 ↑ +9%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $1,109.09 ↑ +12%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $1,131.90 ↑ +14%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,139.21 ↑ +15%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,139.21 ↑ +15%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $1,147.07 ↑ +15%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $1,295.84 ↑ +30%
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) $1,356.20 ↑ +37%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $1,524.38 ↑ +53%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $1,636.35 ↑ +65%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa without ultrasound guidance right at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $726.40 $219.83 – $817.20
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $700.00 $211.84 – $787.50
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $657.60 $199.01 – $739.80
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $508.80 $153.98 – $572.40
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $657.60 $213.67 – $739.80
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $488.80 $218.29 – $549.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $700.00 $211.84 – $787.50
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $610.40 $262.09 – $686.70

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