Culture screening strep group a 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

$138.82

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$247.90

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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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$6.17 with allina aetna medicare (n) vs $86.60 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
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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) $6.17 ↓ -96%
medicare medicare (n) $6.50 ↓ -95%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $10.04 ↓ -93%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $15.87 ↓ -89%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $17.50 ↓ -87%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $21.84 ↓ -84%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $22.01 ↓ -84%
medica medica medicare (r) $22.08 ↓ -84%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $22.45 ↓ -84%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $23.11 ↓ -83%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $23.95 ↓ -83%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $24.71 ↓ -82%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $25.87 ↓ -81%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $30.57 ↓ -78%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $33.03 ↓ -76%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $34.93 ↓ -75%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $38.49 ↓ -72%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $39.92 ↓ -71%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $40.81 ↓ -71%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $41.92 ↓ -70%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $41.92 ↓ -70%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $42.21 ↓ -70%
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) $49.90 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $53.37 ↓ -62%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $59.89 ↓ -57%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $68.58 ↓ -51%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $80.68 ↓ -42%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $86.60 ↓ -38%

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Culture screening strep group a at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $73.60 $22.27 – $82.80
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $97.60 $29.54 – $109.80
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $51.20 $15.49 – $57.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $41.60 $11.14 – $41.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $97.60 $29.54 – $109.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $133.60 $28.17 – $73.80
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $133.60 $28.17 – $73.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $110.16 $6.17 – $30.90

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