Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) 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

$745.70

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$1,331.60

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.

$267.92 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $2,993.56 with medicare — 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

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) $267.92 ↓ -64%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $358.20 ↓ -52%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $563.43 ↓ -24%
medica medica medicare (r) $591.60 ↓ -21%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $591.60 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $599.22 ↓ -20%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $619.77 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $639.17 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $658.34 ↓ -12%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $722.44 ↓ -3%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $815.87 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $881.39 ↑ +18%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $1,027.20 ↑ +38%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,118.54 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,118.54 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $1,126.27 ↑ +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) $1,331.60 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $1,784.44 ↑ +139%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $2,038.67 ↑ +173%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $2,292.69 ↑ +207%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $2,697.05 ↑ +262%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $2,767.48 ↑ +271%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $2,843.88 ↑ +281%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $2,895.15 ↑ +288%
medicare medicare (r) $2,993.56 ↑ +301%

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Biopsy(ies) & aspiration(s) bone marrow diagnostic (both sides) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $3,271.20 $1,863.36 – $3,680.10
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $845.60 $363.08 – $951.30
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $845.60 $363.08 – $951.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,932.19 $490.82 – $3,459.35
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $745.70 $704.93 – $3,107.18
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $1,932.19 $490.82 – $7,165.30
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $745.70 $704.93 – $3,270.18
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $630.39 $492.76 – $2,993.56

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