Pr incision & drainage abscess vulva/perineal 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

$780.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$975.00

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.

$319.40 with Primewest vs $916.50 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $319.40 ↓ -59%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $319.40 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $334.91 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $370.50 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $397.80 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $401.70 ↓ -49%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $401.70 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $401.70 ↓ -49%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $401.70 ↓ -49%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $401.70 ↓ -49%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $409.50 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $522.41 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $522.41 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $536.25 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $614.54 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $614.54 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $673.73 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $789.75 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $814.13 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $847.28 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $856.64 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $857.03 ↑ +10%
Multiplan Commercial $877.50 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $877.50 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $877.50 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $877.50 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $916.50 ↑ +18%

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Pr incision & drainage abscess vulva/perineal at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $780.00 $319.40 – $877.50
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $586.40 $177.46 – $659.70
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $603.20 $182.54 – $678.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $710.40 $214.98 – $799.20
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $484.00 $146.47 – $544.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $603.20 $231.44 – $678.60
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $528.80 $236.44 – $594.90
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $586.40 $177.46 – $659.70

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