Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion 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

$931.62

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$1,663.60

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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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$184.26 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $1,663.60 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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) $184.26 ↓ -80%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $334.72 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $496.55 ↓ -47%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $529.02 ↓ -43%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $557.15 ↓ -40%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $637.88 ↓ -32%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $693.30 ↓ -26%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $728.22 ↓ -22%
medicare medicare (n) $729.79 ↓ -22%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $736.64 ↓ -21%
medica medica medicare (r) $739.10 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $748.62 ↓ -20%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $750.41 ↓ -19%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $773.47 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $798.53 ↓ -14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $805.52 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $823.48 ↓ -12%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $862.41 ↓ -7%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $1,019.29 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $1,101.14 ↑ +18%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $1,164.52 ↑ +25%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $1,283.30 ↑ +38%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $1,330.88 ↑ +43%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $1,360.48 ↑ +46%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,397.42 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,397.42 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $1,407.07 ↑ +51%
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) $1,663.60 ↑ +79%

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,866.40 $507.57 – $2,099.70
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $1,100.80 $518.54 – $1,238.40
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $1,848.80 $738.77 – $2,079.90
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $1,848.80 $738.77 – $2,079.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,649.52 $167.90 – $3,243.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $1,161.50 $185.03 – $3,572.45
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $1,649.52 $167.90 – $3,243.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $1,161.50 $185.03 – $3,572.45

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