Upper GI Barium X-ray (barium and gas) at New Ulm Medical Center
1324 5th St N. New Ulm, MN 56073, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1558328435
$257.66
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.
$460.10
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.
$92.57 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $694.86 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) | $92.57 | ↓ -64% |
| medica health system | medica pmap (n) | $146.31 | ↓ -43% |
| allina aetna medicare (n) | allina aetna medicare (n) | $171.73 | ↓ -33% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc pmap (n) | $173.39 | ↓ -33% |
| medicare | medicare (n) | $180.77 | ↓ -30% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (n) | $201.40 | ↓ -22% |
| medicare other | all other medicare (n) | $203.74 | ↓ -21% |
| medica | medica medicare (r) | $204.40 | ↓ -21% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (r) | $207.05 | ↓ -20% |
| bcbs | bc medicare (n) | $213.93 | ↓ -17% |
| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (n) | $220.85 | ↓ -14% |
| south country health alliance | scha msho (n) | $227.76 | ↓ -12% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (n) | $238.52 | ↓ -7% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (n r) | $281.90 | ↑ +9% |
| aetna | aetna performance (n r) | $304.54 | ↑ +18% |
| medica ubh (n) | medica ubh (n) | $322.07 | ↑ +25% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $354.92 | ↑ +38% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (n) | $368.08 | ↑ +43% |
| hpi-cigna | hpi cigna (n) | $376.27 | ↑ +46% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $386.48 | ↑ +50% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $386.48 | ↑ +50% |
| aetna direct/indirect network | aetna direct/indirect network (n r) | $389.15 | ↑ +51% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc state health plan (n) | $428.28 | ↑ +66% |
| 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) | $460.10 | ↑ +79% |
| bc aware/blue plus (nr) | bc aware/blue plus (nr) | $480.65 | ↑ +87% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier(n) | $550.26 | ↑ +114% |
| bcbs | bc aehp (n) | $647.32 | ↑ +151% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (n) | $694.86 | ↑ +170% |
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Upper GI Barium X-ray (barium and gas) at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | $744.80 | $186.92 – $837.90 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | $1,020.00 | $132.55 – $1,147.50 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | Worthington | $899.20 | $135.41 – $1,011.60 |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls | $811.20 | $186.92 – $912.60 |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls | $811.20 | $186.92 – $912.60 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $207.79 | $115.72 – $331.00 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna | $208.99 | $164.00 – $385.78 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $207.79 | $115.72 – $445.67 |