Removal central venous device tunneled w/port/pump central/peripheral insertion 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

$626.42

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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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$1,118.60

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.

$225.06 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $3,526.69 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) $225.06 ↓ -64%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $300.90 ↓ -52%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $473.30 ↓ -24%
medica medica medicare (r) $496.97 ↓ -21%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $496.97 ↓ -21%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $503.37 ↓ -20%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $520.63 ↓ -17%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $536.93 ↓ -14%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $553.04 ↓ -12%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $685.37 ↑ +9%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $740.40 ↑ +18%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $862.89 ↑ +38%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $880.03 ↑ +40%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $939.62 ↑ +50%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $939.62 ↑ +50%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $946.11 ↑ +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) $1,118.60 ↑ +79%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $1,499.78 ↑ +139%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $1,541.18 ↑ +146%
medicare medicare (r) $1,622.30 ↑ +159%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $2,173.70 ↑ +247%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $2,483.39 ↑ +296%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $2,792.82 ↑ +346%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $3,285.38 ↑ +424%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $3,526.69 ↑ +463%

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Removal central venous device tunneled w/port/pump central/peripheral insertion at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $3,467.20 $1,049.26 – $3,900.60
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $2,680.00 $1,155.40 – $3,015.00
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $3,467.20 $1,049.26 – $3,900.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $3,284.80 $1,410.41 – $3,695.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $3,284.80 $1,410.41 – $3,695.40
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,750.99 $597.88 – $3,895.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $626.42 $757.26 – $4,275.53
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $1,750.99 $597.88 – $3,895.00

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