Vancomycin peak therapeutic drug level 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

$71.57

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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.

$127.80

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.

$11.03 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $141.69 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) $11.03 ↓ -85%
allina aetna medicare (n) allina aetna medicare (n) $12.61 ↓ -82%
medicare medicare (n) $13.27 ↓ -81%
medica health system medica pmap (n) $17.43 ↓ -76%
medicaid medicaid ma (n) $23.99 ↓ -66%
medicare other all other medicare (n) $24.17 ↓ -66%
medica medica medicare (r) $24.24 ↓ -66%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $24.66 ↓ -66%
bcbs bc medicare (n) $25.38 ↓ -65%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (n) $26.30 ↓ -63%
south country health alliance scha msho (n) $27.13 ↓ -62%
south country health alliance scha pmap (n) $28.41 ↓ -60%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (n) $28.63 ↓ -60%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $33.58 ↓ -53%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $36.27 ↓ -49%
medica ubh (n) medica ubh (n) $38.36 ↓ -46%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $42.27 ↓ -41%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (n) $43.84 ↓ -39%
hpi-cigna hpi cigna (n) $44.81 ↓ -37%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $46.03 ↓ -36%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $46.03 ↓ -36%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $46.35 ↓ -35%
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) $54.80 ↓ -23%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (n) $87.32 ↑ +22%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $98.00 ↑ +37%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier(n) $112.20 ↑ +57%
bcbs bc aehp (n) $131.99 ↑ +84%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (n) $141.69 ↑ +98%

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Vancomycin peak therapeutic drug level at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $132.00 $39.95 – $148.50
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $168.00 $50.84 – $189.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $100.80 $30.50 – $113.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $78.40 $23.73 – $88.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $168.00 $50.84 – $189.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $154.40 $66.30 – $173.70
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $154.40 $66.30 – $173.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $40.90 $12.61 – $50.54

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