Control oropharyngeal hemorr/simp 42960 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

$892.00

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$1,115.00

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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.

$383.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $1,048.10 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $383.00 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $423.70 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $454.92 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $459.38 ↓ -49%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $459.38 ↓ -49%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $459.38 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $459.38 ↓ -49%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $459.38 ↓ -49%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $468.30 ↓ -48%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $534.71 ↓ -40%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $534.71 ↓ -40%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $597.42 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $597.42 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $613.25 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $702.78 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $702.78 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $770.47 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $903.15 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $931.03 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $968.94 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $979.64 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $980.09 ↑ +10%
Multiplan Commercial $1,003.50 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $1,003.50 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $1,003.50 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $1,003.50 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $1,048.10 ↑ +18%

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Control oropharyngeal hemorr/simp 42960 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $892.00 $383.00 – $1,003.50
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $650.40 $196.83 – $731.70
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $312.00 $177.72 – $524.77
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $534.71 – $534.71
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $534.71 – $534.71
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $534.71 – $534.71
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne not published $534.71 – $534.71
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington not published $405.51 – $524.77

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