Vitamin D Test 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

$44.35

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.

$79.20

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.

$11.51 with ucare pmap (a b c d e g n o s u r h) vs $263.40 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) $11.51 ↓ -74%
medica health system medica pmap (r) $15.39 ↓ -65%
medicare other all other medicare (r) $24.11 ↓ -46%
medica medica medicare (r) $25.32 ↓ -43%
bcbs bc medicare (r) $25.32 ↓ -43%
medica health system medica dual solutions (r) $25.74 ↓ -42%
south country health alliance scha msho (r) $26.52 ↓ -40%
all other medicaid all other medicaid (r) $27.46 ↓ -38%
allina aetna medicare (r) allina aetna medicare (r) $27.56 ↓ -38%
south country health alliance scha pmap (r) $28.28 ↓ -36%
medicare medicare (r) $29.01 ↓ -35%
medicaid medicaid ma (r) $29.57 ↓ -33%
aetna aetna elevate (n r) $35.05 ↓ -21%
aetna aetna performance (n r) $37.86 ↓ -15%
americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) americas ppo (araz)(b d n o r s v) $44.12 ↓ -1%
first health (a c e g h u b d n o r s) first health (abdmnosurv) $48.05 ↑ +8%
americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s) americas ppo (araz) (b d n h o r s v) $48.05 ↑ +8%
aetna direct/indirect network aetna direct/indirect network (n r) $48.38 ↑ +9%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc pmap (r) $53.21 ↑ +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) $57.20 ↑ +29%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc state health plan (r) $162.35 ↑ +266%
bc aware/blue plus (nr) bc aware/blue plus (nr) $185.46 ↑ +318%
blue cross blue shield of minnesota bc premier (r) $208.59 ↑ +370%
bcbs bc aehp (r) $245.38 ↑ +453%
bc high value/ performance network (r) bc high value/ performance network (r) $263.40 ↑ +494%

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Vitamin D Test at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $132.00 $29.29 – $108.90
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $132.00 $32.20 – $119.70
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Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $132.00 $39.95 – $148.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $132.00 $32.20 – $119.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $132.00 $41.56 – $108.90
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