88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at River Falls Area Hospital

1617 E Division St, River Falls, MN · Allinahealth · · NPI 1285691725

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$38.53

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.

$68.80

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.

$13.84 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $278.13 with bc high value/ performance network (r) — 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) $13.84 ↓ -64%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $18.51 ↓ -52%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $19.23 ↓ -50%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $29.11 ↓ -24%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $30.57 ↓ -21%
medica medica medicare (r) $30.57 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $30.96 ↓ -20%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $32.02 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $33.02 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $34.01 ↓ -12%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $42.15 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $45.54 ↑ +18%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $53.07 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $56.19 ↑ +46%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $57.79 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $57.79 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $58.19 ↑ +51%
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) $68.80 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $171.43 ↑ +345%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $195.83 ↑ +408%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $220.25 ↑ +472%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $259.10 ↑ +572%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $278.13 ↑ +622%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $55.20 $16.70 – $62.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $88.80 $26.87 – $99.90
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $86.40 $26.15 – $97.20
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $164.00 $1.00 – $184.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $88.80 $26.87 – $99.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $38.21 $19.23 – $110.35
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $38.53 $19.23 – $127.26
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $38.21 $19.23 – $110.35

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