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Brain MRI (without contrast) at Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
3001 Sanford Pkwy, Thief River Falls, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1043218753
$2,757.60
Cash price
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$3,447.00
Gross charge
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$253.81 with Primewest vs $3,240.18 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
| Payer | Plan | Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primewest | Medicaid Managed Care | $253.81 | ↓ -91% |
| Ucare | Medicaid Managed Care | $253.81 | ↓ -91% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | PMAP | $578.05 | ↓ -79% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Commercial/Federal | $1,156.10 | ↓ -58% |
| Sanford Health Plan Align | Medicare Replacement | $1,309.86 | ↓ -53% |
| Ucare | Medicare Replacement | $1,406.38 | ↓ -49% |
| Aetna | Medicare Replacement | $1,420.16 | ↓ -49% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Medicare Replacement | $1,420.16 | ↓ -49% |
| Great Plains Medicare Advantage | Medicare Replacement | $1,420.16 | ↓ -49% |
| Health Partners | Medicare Replacement | $1,420.16 | ↓ -49% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Replacement | $1,420.16 | ↓ -49% |
| Primewest | Medicare Replacement | $1,447.74 | ↓ -48% |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/TRUE | $1,846.90 | ↓ -33% |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $1,846.90 | ↓ -33% |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $1,895.85 | ↓ -31% |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $2,172.64 | ↓ -21% |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $2,172.64 | ↓ -21% |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $2,792.07 | ↑ +1% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $2,878.25 | ↑ +4% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $2,995.44 | ↑ +9% |
| Ucare | Commercial | $3,028.53 | ↑ +10% |
| Medica | Choice | $3,029.91 | ↑ +10% |
| Cigna | Commercial | $3,102.30 | ↑ +13% |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $3,102.30 | ↑ +13% |
| Healthez | Commercial | $3,102.30 | ↑ +13% |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $3,102.30 | ↑ +13% |
| Medica | Elect | $3,240.18 | ↑ +18% |
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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls | $2,757.60 | $253.81 – $3,102.30 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook | $3,062.40 | $253.81 – $3,445.20 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | $3,083.20 | $176.78 – $3,468.60 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby | $3,083.20 | $253.81 – $3,468.60 |
| Sanford Wheaton | Wheaton | $2,676.80 | $253.81 – $3,011.40 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | $2,939.20 | $253.81 – $3,306.60 |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center | Bagley | $3,083.20 | $253.81 – $3,468.60 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | Worthington | $3,092.80 | $180.60 – $3,479.40 |