Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (limited) 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

$457.18

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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.

$816.40

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.

$96.54 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $825.72 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $96.54 ↓ -79%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $102.36 ↓ -78%
medicare medicare (n) $107.75 ↓ -76%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $152.58 ↓ -67%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $166.81 ↓ -64%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $210.03 ↓ -54%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $212.46 ↓ -54%
medica medica medicare (r) $213.16 ↓ -53%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $215.91 ↓ -53%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $223.08 ↓ -51%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $230.30 ↓ -50%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $237.50 ↓ -48%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $248.73 ↓ -46%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $293.97 ↓ -36%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $317.58 ↓ -31%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $335.86 ↓ -27%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $370.12 ↓ -19%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $383.84 ↓ -16%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $392.38 ↓ -14%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $403.03 ↓ -12%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $403.03 ↓ -12%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $405.81 ↓ -11%
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) $479.80 ↑ +5%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $508.93 ↑ +11%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $571.11 ↑ +25%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $653.88 ↑ +43%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $769.22 ↑ +68%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $825.72 ↑ +81%

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (limited) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $700.00 $111.66 – $787.50
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $728.80 $111.66 – $819.90
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $399.20 $111.66 – $449.10
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $613.60 $111.66 – $690.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $336.00 $101.68 – $378.00
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $399.20 $79.32 – $449.10
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $618.40 $81.04 – $695.70
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $728.80 $111.66 – $819.90

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