Scr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr 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

$91.50

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.

$163.40

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.

$18.65 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $130.74 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) $18.65 ↓ -80%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $24.66 ↓ -73%
medicare medicare (n) $25.96 ↓ -72%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $26.42 ↓ -71%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $29.48 ↓ -68%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $40.58 ↓ -56%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $41.05 ↓ -55%
medica medica medicare (r) $41.18 ↓ -55%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $41.72 ↓ -54%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $43.10 ↓ -53%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $44.50 ↓ -51%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $45.89 ↓ -50%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $48.06 ↓ -47%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $56.80 ↓ -38%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $61.36 ↓ -33%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $64.89 ↓ -29%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $71.51 ↓ -22%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $74.16 ↓ -19%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $75.81 ↓ -17%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $77.87 ↓ -15%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $77.87 ↓ -15%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $78.41 ↓ -14%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $80.58 ↓ -12%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $90.43 ↓ -1%
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) $92.70 ↑ +1%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $103.53 ↑ +13%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $121.79 ↑ +33%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $130.74 ↑ +43%

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Scr c/v cyto,thinlayer,rescr at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $90.40 $21.55 – $80.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $131.20 $39.70 – $147.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $121.60 $36.80 – $136.80
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $299.20 $25.17 – $154.80
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $131.20 $39.70 – $147.60
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $143.95 $16.43 – $47.74
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $131.60 $20.27 – $63.31
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $143.95 $16.43 – $89.16

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