Knee X-ray (1 to 2 views, both knees) at New Ulm Medical Center
1324 5th St N. New Ulm, MN 56073, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1558328435
$245.45
Cash price 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.
$438.30
Gross charge 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.
$58.81 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $449.12 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) | ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) | $58.81 | ↓ -76% |
| allina aetna medicare (n) | allina aetna medicare (n) | $85.21 | ↓ -65% |
| medicare | medicare (n) | $89.69 | ↓ -63% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc pmap (n) | $90.73 | ↓ -63% |
| medica health system | medica pmap (n) | $92.95 | ↓ -62% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (n) | $127.95 | ↓ -48% |
| medicare other | all other medicare (n) | $129.44 | ↓ -47% |
| medica | medica medicare (r) | $129.86 | ↓ -47% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (r) | $131.53 | ↓ -46% |
| bcbs | bc medicare (n) | $135.91 | ↓ -45% |
| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (n) | $140.30 | ↓ -43% |
| south country health alliance | scha msho (n) | $144.69 | ↓ -41% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (n) | $151.53 | ↓ -38% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (n r) | $179.09 | ↓ -27% |
| aetna | aetna performance (n r) | $193.47 | ↓ -21% |
| medica ubh (n) | medica ubh (n) | $204.61 | ↓ -17% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $225.48 | ↓ -8% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (n) | $233.84 | ↓ -5% |
| hpi-cigna | hpi cigna (n) | $239.04 | ↓ -3% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $245.53 | ↑ +0% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $245.53 | ↑ +0% |
| aetna direct/indirect network | aetna direct/indirect network (n r) | $247.23 | ↑ +1% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc state health plan (n) | $276.81 | ↑ +13% |
| 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) | $292.30 | ↑ +19% |
| bc aware/blue plus (nr) | bc aware/blue plus (nr) | $310.64 | ↑ +27% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier(n) | $355.66 | ↑ +45% |
| bcbs | bc aehp (n) | $418.40 | ↑ +70% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (n) | $449.12 | ↑ +83% |
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Knee X-ray (1 to 2 views, both knees) at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby | $329.60 | $92.45 – $370.80 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook | $372.80 | $92.45 – $419.40 |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center | Bagley | $446.40 | $92.45 – $502.20 |
| Sanford Wheaton | Wheaton | $290.40 | $87.88 – $326.70 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | $181.60 | $54.96 – $204.30 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | $446.40 | $65.56 – $502.20 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | Worthington | $304.80 | $66.97 – $342.90 |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital | Tracy | $372.80 | $92.45 – $419.40 |