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ER visit (level 4) at Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center

3001 Sanford Pkwy, Thief River Falls, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1043218753

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,048.00

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,310.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$447.11 with Primewest vs $1,231.40 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $447.11 ↓ -57%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $447.11 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $449.99 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $497.80 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $534.48 ↓ -49%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $539.72 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $539.72 ↓ -49%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $539.72 ↓ -49%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $539.72 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $539.72 ↓ -49%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $550.20 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $701.90 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $701.90 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $720.50 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $825.69 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $825.69 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $905.21 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $1,061.10 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $1,093.85 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $1,138.39 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $1,150.97 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $1,151.49 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial $1,179.00 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $1,179.00 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $1,179.00 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $1,179.00 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $1,231.40 ↑ +18%

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ER visit (level 4) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $1,048.00 $447.11 – $1,179.00
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $1,292.80 $391.23 – $1,454.40
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $1,224.00 $370.41 – $1,377.00
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $957.60 $289.79 – $1,077.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $1,190.40 $360.24 – $1,339.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,411.20 $319.53 – $1,587.60
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $1,411.20 $427.06 – $1,587.60
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $880.00 $326.43 – $990.00

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