Idh2 common variants 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

$553.34

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.

$988.10

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.

$198.81 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $1,025.96 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) $198.81 ↓ -64%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $256.01 ↓ -54%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $265.80 ↓ -52%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $275.38 ↓ -50%
medicare medicare (r) $289.87 ↓ -48%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $295.52 ↓ -47%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $418.08 ↓ -24%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $438.98 ↓ -21%
medica medica medicare (r) $438.98 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $444.65 ↓ -20%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $459.89 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $474.29 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $488.52 ↓ -12%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $605.41 ↑ +9%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $632.36 ↑ +14%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $654.02 ↑ +18%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $722.45 ↑ +31%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $762.22 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $812.47 ↑ +47%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $830.00 ↑ +50%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $830.00 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $835.73 ↑ +51%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $955.76 ↑ +73%
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) $988.10 ↑ +79%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $1,025.96 ↑ +85%

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Idh2 common variants at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $721.60 $309.84 – $811.80
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $721.60 $309.84 – $811.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $918.91 $173.94 – $532.25
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $553.34 $249.81 – $729.12
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $918.91 $173.94 – $993.98
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $553.34 $249.81 – $729.12
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073 $679.11 $260.62 – $991.73
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $918.91 $173.94 – $532.25

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