Incision of tongue fold at Owatonna Hospital
2250 NW 26th St, Owatonna, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1528025632
$205.86
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.
$367.60
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.
$73.96 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,659.74 with bcbs — 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) | $73.96 | ↓ -64% |
| aetna | aetna elevate (bdosv) | $163.32 | ↓ -21% |
| aetna | aetna performance (bdosv) | $172.51 | ↓ -16% |
| medica health system | medica dual solutions (b d v o s) | $187.48 | ↓ -9% |
| united healthcare (bdohsv) | united healthcare (bdosv) | $199.00 | ↓ -3% |
| aetna direct/indirect regional network | aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) | $217.91 | ↑ +6% |
| healthpartners | hpi (bdov) | $248.85 | ↑ +21% |
| medica ubh (o) | medica ubh (o) | $257.32 | ↑ +25% |
| medica health system | medica elect (b d o s v) | $269.38 | ↑ +31% |
| health partners | hpi cigna (bdov) | $271.25 | ↑ +32% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc pmap (b d o s v) | $274.02 | ↑ +33% |
| medica | medica essentials (b d o s v) | $281.25 | ↑ +37% |
| medica mhps | medica mhps (bdosv) | $281.25 | ↑ +37% |
| americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) | $283.57 | ↑ +38% |
| medica ubh pmap | medica ubh pmap (o) | $294.08 | ↑ +43% |
| medica health system | medica choice (b d o s v) | $295.99 | ↑ +44% |
| americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) | americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) | $308.78 | ↑ +50% |
| first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) | first health (abdmnosurv) | $308.78 | ↑ +50% |
| 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) | $367.60 | ↑ +79% |
| blue cross | allina health blueprint (bdoshv) | $587.19 | ↑ +185% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc state health plan (b d o s v) | $596.34 | ↑ +190% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc premier (b d o s v) | $664.12 | ↑ +223% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aehp (b d o s v) | $781.26 | ↑ +280% |
| blue cross blue shield of minnesota | bc high value/performance network (bdosv) | $838.67 | ↑ +307% |
| blue cross blue shield | bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) | $882.80 | ↑ +329% |
| medicaid | medicaid ma (o) | $1,478.28 | ↑ +618% |
| all other medicaid | all other medicaid (o) | $1,478.28 | ↑ +618% |
| allina aetna medicare (o) | allina aetna medicare (o) | $1,519.09 | ↑ +638% |
| medicare other | all other medicare (o) | $1,580.70 | ↑ +668% |
| south country health alliance | scha pmap (o) | $1,596.54 | ↑ +676% |
| medicare | medicare (o) | $1,599.04 | ↑ +677% |
| medica | medica medicare (o) | $1,643.93 | ↑ +699% |
| bcbs | bc medicare (o) | $1,659.74 | ↑ +706% |
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Incision of tongue fold at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings | $542.11 | $248.66 – $1,847.85 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407 | $542.11 | $248.66 – $3,708.46 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt | $205.86 | $248.85 – $1,746.80 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073 | $219.86 | $171.86 – $1,599.04 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley | $542.11 | $248.66 – $1,847.85 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo | $205.86 | $248.85 – $1,678.99 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge | $205.86 | $248.85 – $1,746.80 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls | $205.86 | $155.54 – $1,599.04 |