Injection for shoulder arthrogram or enhanced ct/mri shoulder arthography (both sides) 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

$581.84

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$1,039.00

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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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$126.70 with blue cross blue shield of minnesota vs $827.00 with all other contracted care (a b c d e g h n o r s u) — 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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $126.70 ↓ -78%
ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) $166.39 ↓ -71%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $222.46 ↓ -62%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $341.44 ↓ -41%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $349.92 ↓ -40%
medica medica medicare (r) $367.42 ↓ -37%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $367.42 ↓ -37%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $372.15 ↓ -36%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $384.91 ↓ -34%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $390.00 ↓ -33%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $396.96 ↓ -32%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $408.87 ↓ -30%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $438.62 ↓ -25%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $506.70 ↓ -13%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $516.00 ↓ -11%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $547.39 ↓ -6%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $553.90 ↓ -5%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $637.95 ↑ +10%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $694.68 ↑ +19%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $694.68 ↑ +19%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $699.48 ↑ +20%
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) $827.00 ↑ +42%

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Injection for shoulder arthrogram or enhanced ct/mri shoulder arthography (both sides) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $646.40 $1.02 – $727.20
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $424.80 $1.00 – $477.90
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $641.60 $275.49 – $721.80
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $641.60 $275.49 – $721.80
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $370.99 $117.53 – $3,243.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $581.84 $129.52 – $1,002.38
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $370.99 $117.53 – $3,243.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $581.84 $129.52 – $1,002.38

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