Matrion 1 sq cm 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

$191.52

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.

$342.00

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.

$32.59 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $223.89 with bc aware/blue plus (nr) — 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) $32.59 ↓ -83%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $43.58 ↓ -77%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $68.55 ↓ -64%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $71.98 ↓ -62%
medica medica medicare (r) $71.98 ↓ -62%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $72.90 ↓ -62%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $75.41 ↓ -61%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $77.76 ↓ -59%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $80.09 ↓ -58%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $86.35 ↓ -55%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $97.45 ↓ -49%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $99.26 ↓ -48%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $107.23 ↓ -44%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $114.63 ↓ -40%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $121.84 ↓ -36%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $123.05 ↓ -36%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $124.97 ↓ -35%
medicare medicare (r) $128.25 ↓ -33%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $129.52 ↓ -32%
united healthcare (n,r) united healthcare (nr) $130.73 ↓ -32%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $136.08 ↓ -29%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $136.08 ↓ -29%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $137.02 ↓ -28%
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) $162.00 ↓ -15%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $223.89 ↑ +17%

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Matrion 1 sq cm at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $164.16 $87.90 – $140.15
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $191.52 $87.90 – $148.91
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $164.16 $87.90 – $134.66
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $191.52 $87.90 – $148.91
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $164.16 $87.90 – $143.37
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $191.52 $87.90 – $148.91
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge $191.52 $87.90 – $148.91
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji not published $1.02 – $1.02

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