Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced each unit 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

$3,205.22

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.

$5,723.60

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.

$361.48 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $3,622.93 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) $361.48 ↓ -89%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $478.23 ↓ -85%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $480.32 ↓ -85%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $483.29 ↓ -85%
medicare medicare (r) $503.40 ↓ -84%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $760.18 ↓ -76%
medica medica medicare (r) $798.19 ↓ -75%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $798.19 ↓ -75%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $808.47 ↓ -75%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $828.72 ↓ -74%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $836.20 ↓ -74%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $862.37 ↓ -73%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $888.24 ↓ -72%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $1,100.78 ↓ -66%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $1,189.17 ↓ -63%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $1,385.90 ↓ -57%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $1,509.14 ↓ -53%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $1,509.14 ↓ -53%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $1,519.56 ↓ -53%
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) $1,796.60 ↓ -44%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $2,233.28 ↓ -30%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $2,550.92 ↓ -20%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $2,868.92 ↓ -10%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $3,375.06 ↑ +5%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $3,622.93 ↑ +13%

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Platelets pheresis leukocytes reduced each unit at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $1,349.60 $408.42 – $1,518.30
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $1,139.20 $344.75 – $1,281.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $1,537.60 $465.32 – $1,729.80
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $1,384.80 $419.08 – $1,557.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,139.20 $462.75 – $1,281.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $1,260.00 $541.01 – $1,417.50
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $1,260.00 $541.01 – $1,417.50
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $2,608.22 $478.23 – $1,677.08

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