Pr tube thoracostomy w/connection to drainage open 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

$801.47

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$1,431.20

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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.

$287.96 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,846.42 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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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) $287.96 ↓ -64%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $455.12 ↓ -43%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $460.75 ↓ -43%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $626.49 ↓ -22%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $633.74 ↓ -21%
medica medica medicare (r) $635.85 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $644.04 ↓ -20%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $665.43 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $686.98 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $708.44 ↓ -12%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $741.93 ↓ -7%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $876.90 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $947.31 ↑ +18%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $1,001.84 ↑ +25%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $1,104.03 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $1,138.05 ↑ +42%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $1,144.96 ↑ +43%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $1,170.42 ↑ +46%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,202.21 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,202.21 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $1,210.51 ↑ +51%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $1,277.21 ↑ +59%
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) $1,431.20 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $1,462.19 ↑ +82%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $1,541.18 ↑ +92%
medicare medicare (n) $1,622.30 ↑ +102%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $1,720.07 ↑ +115%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $1,846.42 ↑ +130%

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Pr tube thoracostomy w/connection to drainage open at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $1,075.20 $325.38 – $1,209.60
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $1,410.40 $426.82 – $1,586.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $1,628.80 $492.92 – $1,832.40
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,410.40 $803.40 – $1,600.77
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $1,150.40 $368.70 – $1,600.77
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $1,075.20 $325.38 – $1,209.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $1,650.40 $708.64 – $1,856.70
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $1,650.40 $708.64 – $1,856.70

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