Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis 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

$537.04

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.

$959.00

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.

$26.98 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $615.60 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — 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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $26.98 ↓ -95%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $38.81 ↓ -93%
medicare medicare (n) $40.85 ↓ -92%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $82.28 ↓ -85%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $92.34 ↓ -83%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $105.73 ↓ -80%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $123.86 ↓ -77%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $124.38 ↓ -77%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $133.51 ↓ -75%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $195.76 ↓ -64%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $269.47 ↓ -50%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $271.48 ↓ -49%
medica medica medicare (r) $272.39 ↓ -49%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $277.02 ↓ -48%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $285.05 ↓ -47%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $295.49 ↓ -45%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $304.72 ↓ -43%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $319.13 ↓ -41%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $377.18 ↓ -30%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $407.47 ↓ -24%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $430.92 ↓ -20%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $474.87 ↓ -12%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $492.48 ↓ -8%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $503.43 ↓ -6%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $517.10 ↓ -4%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $517.10 ↓ -4%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $520.67 ↓ -3%
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) $615.60 ↑ +15%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $185.60 $56.17 – $208.80
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $186.40 $56.41 – $209.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $252.00 $76.26 – $283.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $186.40 $56.41 – $209.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $319.20 $66.64 – $174.60
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $319.20 $66.64 – $174.60
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,228.03 $16.78 – $74.85
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $1,122.07 $20.71 – $441.63

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