Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast 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

$753.48

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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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$1,345.50

Gross charge

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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.

$270.71 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $2,343.23 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) $270.71 ↓ -64%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $341.56 ↓ -55%
medicare medicare (n) $359.54 ↓ -52%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $427.87 ↓ -43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $536.00 ↓ -29%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $588.98 ↓ -22%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $595.79 ↓ -21%
medica medica medicare (r) $597.76 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $605.48 ↓ -20%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $625.58 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $645.84 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $666.03 ↓ -12%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $697.51 ↓ -7%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $824.39 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $890.59 ↑ +18%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $941.85 ↑ +25%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $1,037.92 ↑ +38%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $1,076.40 ↑ +43%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $1,100.34 ↑ +46%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,130.22 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,130.22 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $1,138.02 ↑ +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) $1,345.50 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $1,444.43 ↑ +92%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $1,620.70 ↑ +115%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $1,855.55 ↑ +146%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $2,182.91 ↑ +190%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $2,343.23 ↑ +211%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $1,104.80 $334.34 – $1,242.90
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $1,284.80 $374.99 – $1,445.40
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $1,370.40 $374.99 – $1,541.70
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,224.00 $277.45 – $1,377.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $1,297.60 $283.44 – $1,459.80
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $1,284.80 $374.99 – $1,445.40
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $1,436.80 $374.99 – $1,616.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $1,436.80 $374.99 – $1,616.40

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