Fat/lipids feces qualitative 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

$39.31

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.

$70.20

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.

$4.75 with allina aetna medicare (r) vs $66.13 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
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $4.75 ↓ -88%
medicare medicare (r) $5.00 ↓ -87%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $5.10 ↓ -87%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $12.96 ↓ -67%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $13.36 ↓ -66%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $17.32 ↓ -56%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $27.14 ↓ -31%
medica medica medicare (r) $28.50 ↓ -27%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $28.50 ↓ -27%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $28.98 ↓ -26%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $29.85 ↓ -24%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $30.91 ↓ -21%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $31.84 ↓ -19%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $39.46 ↑ +0%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $40.76 ↑ +4%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $42.63 ↑ +8%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $46.56 ↑ +18%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $49.68 ↑ +26%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $52.36 ↑ +33%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $54.10 ↑ +38%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $54.10 ↑ +38%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $54.47 ↑ +39%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $61.60 ↑ +57%
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) $64.40 ↑ +64%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $66.13 ↑ +68%

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Fat/lipids feces qualitative at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $234.40 $70.94 – $263.70
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $72.80 $22.03 – $81.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $234.40 $70.94 – $263.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $38.54 $4.75 – $24.01
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $39.31 $4.75 – $47.52
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $38.54 $4.75 – $17.61
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $39.31 $4.75 – $47.52
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $46.54 $4.75 – $61.99

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