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Cholesterol (lipid) test at Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
3001 Sanford Pkwy, Thief River Falls, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1043218753
$124.00
Cash price
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$155.00
Gross charge
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$46.75 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $145.70 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
| Payer | Plan | Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | PMAP | $46.75 | ↓ -62% |
| Sanford Health Plan Align | Medicare Replacement | $58.90 | ↓ -53% |
| Ucare | Medicare Replacement | $63.24 | ↓ -49% |
| Aetna | Medicare Replacement | $63.86 | ↓ -49% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Medicare Replacement | $63.86 | ↓ -49% |
| Great Plains Medicare Advantage | Medicare Replacement | $63.86 | ↓ -49% |
| Health Partners | Medicare Replacement | $63.86 | ↓ -49% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Replacement | $63.86 | ↓ -49% |
| Primewest | Medicare Replacement | $65.10 | ↓ -48% |
| Sanford Health Plan | Group Health/TRUE | $83.05 | ↓ -33% |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange True | $83.05 | ↓ -33% |
| Security Health Plan | Commercial | $85.25 | ↓ -31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | Commercial/Federal | $93.50 | ↓ -25% |
| Sanford Health Plan | Commercial/ND Pers | $97.70 | ↓ -21% |
| Sanford Health Plan | SD Exchange Commercial | $97.70 | ↓ -21% |
| Health Partners | Commercial | $125.55 | ↑ +1% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial + Top 20 | $129.43 | ↑ +4% |
| Aetna | Commercial | $134.70 | ↑ +9% |
| Ucare | Commercial | $136.18 | ↑ +10% |
| Medica | Choice | $136.25 | ↑ +10% |
| Cigna | Commercial | $139.50 | ↑ +13% |
| First Choice Health Network | Commercial | $139.50 | ↑ +13% |
| Healthez | Commercial | $139.50 | ↑ +13% |
| Multiplan | Commercial | $139.50 | ↑ +13% |
| Medica | Elect | $145.70 | ↑ +18% |
| Ucare | Medicaid Managed Care | not published by hospital | — |
| Primewest | Medicaid Managed Care | not published by hospital | — |
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Cholesterol (lipid) test at other Minnesota hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls | $124.00 | $46.75 – $139.50 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook | $145.60 | $46.75 – $163.80 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby | $100.00 | $46.75 – $112.50 |
| Sanford Wheaton | Wheaton | $102.40 | $46.75 – $115.20 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne | $77.60 | $34.14 – $87.30 |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital | Tracy | $145.60 | $46.75 – $163.80 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji | not published | $12.72 – $14.06 |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center | Bagley | not published | $46.75 – $46.75 |