Flow cytometry one marker technical component 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

$39.09

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.

$69.80

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.

$14.04 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $403.29 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) $14.04 ↓ -64%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $18.78 ↓ -52%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $29.53 ↓ -24%
medica medica medicare (r) $31.01 ↓ -21%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $31.01 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $31.41 ↓ -20%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $32.48 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $33.50 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $34.51 ↓ -12%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $42.77 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $46.20 ↑ +18%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $53.84 ↑ +38%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $58.63 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $58.63 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $59.04 ↑ +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) $69.80 ↑ +79%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $69.80 ↑ +79%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $81.47 ↑ +108%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $248.57 ↑ +536%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $283.96 ↑ +626%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $319.37 ↑ +717%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $350.94 ↑ +798%
medicare medicare (r) $369.41 ↑ +845%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $375.70 ↑ +861%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $403.29 ↑ +932%

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Flow cytometry one marker technical component at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $558.40 $168.99 – $628.20
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $242.40 $73.36 – $272.70
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $558.40 $168.99 – $628.20
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $558.40 $51.81 – $192.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $236.00 $71.42 – $265.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $558.40 $259.32 – $628.20
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $558.40 $264.92 – $628.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $242.40 $73.36 – $272.70

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