Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex 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

$896.00

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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.

$1,600.00

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.

$249.51 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $8,731.45 with bc high value/ performance network (r) — same scan, same building. Share

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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) $249.51 ↓ -72%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $333.59 ↓ -63%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $524.71 ↓ -41%
medica medica medicare (r) $550.95 ↓ -39%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $550.95 ↓ -39%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $558.04 ↓ -38%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $577.18 ↓ -36%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $595.25 ↓ -34%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $613.11 ↓ -32%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $759.81 ↓ -15%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $820.82 ↓ -8%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $956.61 ↑ +7%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,041.68 ↑ +16%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,041.68 ↑ +16%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $1,048.88 ↑ +17%
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) $1,240.10 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $1,763.95 ↑ +97%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $2,767.48 ↑ +209%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $2,843.88 ↑ +217%
medicare medicare (r) $2,993.56 ↑ +234%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $5,381.63 ↑ +501%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $6,147.82 ↑ +586%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $6,914.39 ↑ +672%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $8,134.05 ↑ +808%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $8,731.45 ↑ +874%

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Ghs abscess postoperative iandd complex at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $6,256.00 $2,049.94 – $7,038.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $583.25 $1,116.89 – $4,845.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $896.00 $839.51 – $5,979.10
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $583.25 $1,116.89 – $7,165.30
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $896.00 $839.51 – $5,979.10
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $583.25 $1,116.89 – $4,845.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $896.00 $839.51 – $5,979.10
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $896.00 $839.51 – $5,979.10

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