Cell count w differential body fluid 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

$116.65

Cash price

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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.

$208.30

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.

$5.22 with allina aetna medicare (n) vs $283.14 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
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $5.22 ↓ -96%
medicare medicare (n) $5.49 ↓ -95%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $39.60 ↓ -66%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $57.20 ↓ -51%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $62.58 ↓ -46%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $86.15 ↓ -26%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $86.79 ↓ -26%
medica medica medicare (r) $87.08 ↓ -25%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $88.56 ↓ -24%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $91.13 ↓ -22%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $94.46 ↓ -19%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $97.42 ↓ -16%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $102.02 ↓ -13%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $120.58 ↑ +3%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $130.26 ↑ +12%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $137.76 ↑ +18%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $151.81 ↑ +30%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $157.44 ↑ +35%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $160.94 ↑ +38%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $165.31 ↑ +42%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $165.31 ↑ +42%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $166.45 ↑ +43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $174.52 ↑ +50%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $195.84 ↑ +68%
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) $196.80 ↑ +69%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $224.21 ↑ +92%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $263.76 ↑ +126%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $283.14 ↑ +143%

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Cell count w differential body fluid at other Minnesota hospitals

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Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $40.00 $12.11 – $45.00
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