Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral 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

$745.98

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$1,332.10

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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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$130.26 with allina aetna medicare (n) vs $1,222.72 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
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $130.26 ↓ -83%
medicare medicare (n) $137.12 ↓ -82%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $201.08 ↓ -73%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $247.02 ↓ -67%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $317.81 ↓ -57%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $437.48 ↓ -41%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $442.53 ↓ -41%
medica medica medicare (r) $444.00 ↓ -40%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $449.73 ↓ -40%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $464.66 ↓ -38%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $479.71 ↓ -36%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $494.70 ↓ -34%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $518.09 ↓ -31%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $612.33 ↓ -18%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $661.50 ↓ -11%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $699.58 ↓ -6%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $753.63 ↑ +1%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $770.94 ↑ +3%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $799.52 ↑ +7%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $817.30 ↑ +10%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $839.50 ↑ +13%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $839.50 ↑ +13%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $845.29 ↑ +13%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $845.69 ↑ +13%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $968.27 ↑ +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) $999.40 ↑ +34%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $1,139.06 ↑ +53%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $1,222.72 ↑ +64%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $540.80 $133.64 – $496.80
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $771.20 $135.35 – $793.80
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $507.20 $135.35 – $570.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $500.80 $135.35 – $563.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $735.20 $135.35 – $627.30
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $761.60 $92.16 – $559.80
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $1,043.20 $94.15 – $593.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $771.20 $135.35 – $793.80

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