Parathyroid planar imaging 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

$2,306.30

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.

$4,118.40

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.

$391.40 with allina aetna medicare (n) vs $4,118.40 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
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $391.40 ↓ -83%
medicare medicare (n) $412.00 ↓ -82%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $755.46 ↓ -67%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $828.62 ↓ -64%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $1,309.65 ↓ -43%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $1,802.79 ↓ -22%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $1,823.63 ↓ -21%
medica medica medicare (r) $1,829.71 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $1,853.28 ↓ -20%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $1,914.81 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $1,976.83 ↓ -14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $2,035.84 ↓ -12%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $2,038.61 ↓ -12%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $2,134.98 ↓ -7%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $2,284.30 ↓ -1%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $2,523.34 ↑ +9%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $2,615.29 ↑ +13%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $2,725.97 ↑ +18%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $2,882.88 ↑ +25%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $3,076.68 ↑ +33%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $3,176.93 ↑ +38%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $3,294.72 ↑ +43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $3,302.65 ↑ +43%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $3,367.99 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $3,459.46 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $3,459.46 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $3,483.34 ↑ +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) $4,118.40 ↑ +79%

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Parathyroid planar imaging at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $1,532.00 $421.92 – $1,723.50
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $1,509.60 $421.92 – $1,698.30
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,509.60 $297.55 – $1,698.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $1,532.00 $421.92 – $1,723.50
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $955.20 $410.14 – $1,074.60
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $955.20 $410.14 – $1,074.60
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,785.46 $380.88 – $1,501.79
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $3,105.70 $380.88 – $4,092.30

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