Scan duplex aorta/ivc/iliac unilateral/limited 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

$745.60

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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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$932.00

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 $876.08 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 ↓ -85%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $111.66 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $320.14 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $354.16 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $380.26 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $383.98 ↓ -49%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $383.98 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $383.98 ↓ -49%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $383.98 ↓ -49%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $383.98 ↓ -49%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $391.44 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $499.37 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $499.37 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $512.60 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $587.44 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $587.44 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $644.01 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $754.92 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $778.22 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $809.91 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $818.86 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $819.23 ↑ +10%
Multiplan Commercial $838.80 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $838.80 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $838.80 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $838.80 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $876.08 ↑ +18%

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Scan duplex aorta/ivc/iliac unilateral/limited at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $745.60 $111.66 – $838.80
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $786.40 $111.66 – $884.70
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $866.40 $111.66 – $974.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $639.20 $111.66 – $719.10
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $754.40 $111.66 – $848.70
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $567.20 $79.32 – $638.10
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $644.00 $81.04 – $724.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $866.40 $111.66 – $974.70

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