Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral 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

$1,431.92

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$2,557.00

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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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$205.72 with medicaid vs $1,201.10 with bc high value/ performance network (r) — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $205.72 ↓ -86%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $211.40 ↓ -85%
medicare medicare (r) $222.53 ↓ -84%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $229.91 ↓ -84%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $242.65 ↓ -83%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $307.39 ↓ -79%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $483.50 ↓ -66%
medica medica medicare (r) $507.68 ↓ -65%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $507.68 ↓ -65%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $514.22 ↓ -64%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $531.85 ↓ -63%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $548.50 ↓ -62%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $564.95 ↓ -61%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $700.13 ↓ -51%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $740.30 ↓ -48%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $756.35 ↓ -47%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $845.69 ↓ -41%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $881.48 ↓ -38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $951.15 ↓ -34%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $959.87 ↓ -33%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $959.87 ↓ -33%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $966.50 ↓ -33%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $1,118.92 ↓ -22%
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) $1,142.70 ↓ -20%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $1,201.10 ↓ -16%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries complete bilateral at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $648.00 $164.28 – $729.00
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $1,136.80 $164.28 – $1,278.90
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $900.80 $164.28 – $1,013.40
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $849.60 $112.68 – $955.80
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $840.80 $115.12 – $945.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $1,136.80 $164.28 – $1,278.90
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $660.80 $164.28 – $743.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $660.80 $164.28 – $743.40

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