Aortic Aneurysm Screening Ultrasound at Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls

120 Labree Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1790842466

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$491.20

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$614.00

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.

$111.66 with Primewest vs $577.16 with Medica — 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

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
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $111.66 ↓ -77%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $111.66 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $210.91 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $233.32 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $250.51 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $252.97 ↓ -48%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $252.97 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $252.97 ↓ -48%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $252.97 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $252.97 ↓ -48%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $257.88 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $328.98 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $328.98 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $337.70 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $387.00 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $387.00 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $424.27 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $497.34 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $512.69 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $533.57 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $539.46 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $539.71 ↑ +10%
Multiplan Commercial $552.60 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $552.60 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $552.60 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $552.60 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $577.16 ↑ +18%

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Aortic Aneurysm Screening Ultrasound at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $491.20 $111.66 – $552.60
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $627.20 $111.66 – $705.60
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $612.00 $111.66 – $688.50
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $488.00 $111.66 – $549.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $476.80 $111.66 – $536.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $520.80 $111.66 – $585.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $488.00 $79.32 – $549.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $618.40 $81.04 – $695.70

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