Vancomycin peak therapeutic drug level 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

$47.71

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.

$85.20

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.

$9.24 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $139.18 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) $9.24 ↓ -81%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $12.35 ↓ -74%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $12.61 ↓ -74%
medicare medicare (r) $13.27 ↓ -72%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $13.53 ↓ -72%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $19.35 ↓ -59%
medica medica medicare (r) $20.32 ↓ -57%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $20.32 ↓ -57%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $20.66 ↓ -57%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $21.29 ↓ -55%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $22.03 ↓ -54%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $22.69 ↓ -52%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $28.12 ↓ -41%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $28.12 ↓ -41%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $30.38 ↓ -36%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $35.41 ↓ -26%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $38.56 ↓ -19%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $38.56 ↓ -19%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $38.82 ↓ -19%
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) $45.90 ↓ -4%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $85.78 ↑ +80%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $98.00 ↑ +105%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $110.22 ↑ +131%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $129.66 ↑ +172%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $139.18 ↑ +192%

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Vancomycin peak therapeutic drug level at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $132.00 $39.95 – $148.50
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $168.00 $50.84 – $189.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $100.80 $30.50 – $113.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $78.40 $23.73 – $88.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $168.00 $50.84 – $189.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $154.40 $66.30 – $173.70
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $154.40 $66.30 – $173.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $40.90 $12.61 – $50.54

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