In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain 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

$113.51

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.

$202.70

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.

$36.20 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $278.13 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
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $36.20 ↓ -68%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $48.39 ↓ -57%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $56.19 ↓ -50%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $76.12 ↓ -33%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $79.93 ↓ -30%
medica medica medicare (r) $79.93 ↓ -30%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $80.95 ↓ -29%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $83.73 ↓ -26%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $86.35 ↓ -24%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $88.94 ↓ -22%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $97.62 ↓ -14%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $110.22 ↓ -3%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $119.08 ↑ +5%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $138.77 ↑ +22%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $151.12 ↑ +33%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $151.12 ↑ +33%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $152.16 ↑ +34%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $171.43 ↑ +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) $179.90 ↑ +58%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $195.83 ↑ +73%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $220.25 ↑ +94%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $259.10 ↑ +128%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $278.13 ↑ +145%

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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $328.80 $99.50 – $369.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $267.20 $1.02 – $300.60
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $300.00 $1.00 – $337.50
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $251.20 $104.08 – $272.70
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $251.20 $104.08 – $272.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $124.70 $35.58 – $122.03
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $113.51 $43.91 – $132.75
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $124.70 $35.58 – $122.03

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