Insert hepatic shunt (tips) at Owatonna Hospital

2250 NW 26th St, Owatonna, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1528025632

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 16, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$7,455.00

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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$13,312.50

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.

$199.00 with united healthcare (bdohsv) vs $19,566.13 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.

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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
united healthcare (bdohsv) united healthcare (bdosv) $199.00 ↓ -97%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $2,075.70 ↓ -72%
blue cross blue shield bc pmap (b d o s v) $2,096.08 ↓ -72%
blue cross allina health blueprint (bdoshv) $4,491.70 ↓ -40%
blue cross blue shield bc state health plan (b d o s v) $4,561.74 ↓ -39%
aetna aetna elevate (bdosv) $4,583.67 ↓ -39%
aetna aetna performance (bdosv) $4,841.58 ↓ -35%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (b d o s v) $5,080.26 ↓ -32%
medica health system medica dual solutions (b d v o s) $5,261.47 ↓ -29%
blue cross blue shield bc aehp (b d o s v) $5,976.33 ↓ -20%
aetna direct/indirect regional network aetna direct/indirect regional (bdosv) $6,115.68 ↓ -18%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc high value/performance network (bdosv) $6,415.41 ↓ -14%
blue cross blue shield bc aware/blue plus (b d o s v) $6,753.00 ↓ -9%
healthpartners hpi (bdov) $6,984.03 ↓ -6%
medica ubh (o) medica ubh (o) $7,221.62 ↓ -3%
medica health system medica elect (b d o s v) $7,560.00 ↑ +1%
health partners hpi cigna (bdov) $7,612.59 ↑ +2%
medica medica essentials (b d o s v) $7,893.23 ↑ +6%
medica mhps medica mhps (bdosv) $7,893.23 ↑ +6%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $7,958.23 ↑ +7%
medica ubh pmap medica ubh pmap (o) $8,253.28 ↑ +11%
medica health system medica choice (b d o s v) $8,306.93 ↑ +11%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $8,665.94 ↑ +16%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $8,665.94 ↑ +16%
medicaid medicaid ma (o) $9,899.38 ↑ +33%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (o) $9,899.38 ↑ +33%
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) $10,316.60 ↑ +38%
south country health alliance scha pmap (o) $10,691.33 ↑ +43%
allina aetna medicare (o) allina aetna medicare (o) $17,907.75 ↑ +140%
medicare other all other medicare (o) $18,634.41 ↑ +150%
medicare medicare (o) $18,850.26 ↑ +153%
medica medica medicare (o) $19,379.79 ↑ +160%
bcbs bc medicare (o) $19,566.13 ↑ +162%

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Insert hepatic shunt (tips) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $15,598.85 $1,327.38 – $18,850.26
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $15,598.85 $1,327.38 – $18,850.26
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $7,455.00 $2,096.08 – $20,592.34
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $15,598.85 $1,327.38 – $18,850.26
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $7,455.00 $2,096.08 – $19,792.77
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $7,455.00 $2,096.08 – $20,592.34
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls $7,455.00 $2,050.46 – $18,850.26
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $698.24 – $771.74

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