Oph Ultrasound dx quan a-scan only 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

$237.94

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.

$424.90

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.

$85.49 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) $85.49 ↓ -64%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $102.36 ↓ -57%
medicare medicare (n) $107.75 ↓ -55%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $135.12 ↓ -43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $166.81 ↓ -30%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $186.00 ↓ -22%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $188.14 ↓ -21%
medica medica medicare (r) $188.78 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $191.20 ↓ -20%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $197.55 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $203.95 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $210.32 ↓ -12%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $220.27 ↓ -7%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $260.34 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $281.24 ↑ +18%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $297.43 ↑ +25%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $327.77 ↑ +38%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $339.92 ↑ +43%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $347.48 ↑ +46%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $356.92 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $356.92 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $359.38 ↑ +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) $424.90 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $508.93 ↑ +114%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $571.11 ↑ +140%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $653.88 ↑ +175%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $769.22 ↑ +223%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $825.72 ↑ +247%

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Oph Ultrasound dx quan a-scan only at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $415.20 $79.32 – $467.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $158.74 $96.84 – $466.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $158.74 $96.84 – $464.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $158.74 $96.84 – $466.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $238.34 $99.61 – $625.00

All Minnesota hospitals for this procedure →