Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 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

$5,991.20

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$7,489.00

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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.

$2,150.94 with Primewest vs $7,039.66 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

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
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $2,150.94 ↓ -64%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $2,150.94 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $2,572.47 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $2,845.82 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $3,055.51 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $3,085.47 ↓ -48%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $3,085.47 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $3,085.47 ↓ -48%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $3,085.47 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $3,085.47 ↓ -48%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $3,145.38 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $4,012.61 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $4,012.61 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $4,118.95 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $4,720.32 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $4,720.32 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $5,174.90 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $6,066.09 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $6,253.32 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $6,507.94 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $6,579.84 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $6,582.83 ↑ +10%
Multiplan Commercial $6,740.10 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $6,740.10 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $6,740.10 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $6,740.10 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $7,039.66 ↑ +18%

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Cystostomy cystotomy w/drainage 51040 at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $5,991.20 $2,150.94 – $6,740.10
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $6,255.20 $1,469.43 – $7,037.10
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $5,825.90 $246.92 – $9,848.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $5,825.90 $246.92 – $9,848.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $5,825.90 $246.92 – $9,848.00
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley not published $2,150.94 – $2,150.94

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