Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm 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

$71.40

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.

$127.50

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.

$1.79 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $74.52 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) $1.79 ↓ -97%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $2.39 ↓ -97%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $3.77 ↓ -95%
medica medica medicare (r) $3.96 ↓ -94%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $3.96 ↓ -94%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $4.00 ↓ -94%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $4.15 ↓ -94%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $4.27 ↓ -94%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $4.40 ↓ -94%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $5.45 ↓ -92%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $5.89 ↓ -92%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $6.87 ↓ -90%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $7.48 ↓ -90%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $7.48 ↓ -90%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $7.53 ↓ -89%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $8.32 ↓ -88%
medicare medicare (r) $8.76 ↓ -88%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $8.90 ↓ -88%
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) $8.90 ↓ -88%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $18.60 ↓ -74%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $45.93 ↓ -36%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $52.47 ↓ -27%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $59.01 ↓ -17%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $69.42 ↓ -3%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $74.52 ↑ +4%

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Collar cerv 18.25x3.5in serp firm density sm at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $157.60 $4.36 – $16.20
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $88.00 $5.33 – $19.80
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $20.00 $5.08 – $18.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $116.68 $7.38 – $41.86
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $18.40 $7.37 – $41.86
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $88.00 $5.33 – $19.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $61.20 $8.32 – $32.50
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $71.40 $6.03 – $42.11

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