Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis 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

$1,122.07

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.

$2,003.70

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.

$26.50 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $598.50 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — 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
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $26.50 ↓ -98%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $38.81 ↓ -97%
medicare medicare (r) $40.85 ↓ -96%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $41.64 ↓ -96%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $80.83 ↓ -93%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $92.34 ↓ -92%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $103.86 ↓ -91%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $120.42 ↓ -89%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $122.18 ↓ -89%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $131.15 ↓ -88%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $161.00 ↓ -86%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $252.21 ↓ -78%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $264.82 ↓ -76%
medica medica medicare (r) $264.82 ↓ -76%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $269.32 ↓ -76%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $277.43 ↓ -75%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $287.28 ↓ -74%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $295.90 ↓ -74%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $366.70 ↓ -67%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $396.15 ↓ -65%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $461.68 ↓ -59%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $502.74 ↓ -55%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $502.74 ↓ -55%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $506.21 ↓ -55%
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) $598.50 ↓ -47%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $185.60 $56.17 – $208.80
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $186.40 $56.41 – $209.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $252.00 $76.26 – $283.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $186.40 $56.41 – $209.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $319.20 $66.64 – $174.60
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $319.20 $66.64 – $174.60
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,228.03 $16.78 – $74.85
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $1,122.07 $20.71 – $441.63

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