Gemcitabine 1 gram intravenous solution 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

$338.20

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$422.75

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$122.82 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $336.11 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $122.82 ↓ -64%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $135.87 ↓ -60%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $145.88 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $147.31 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $147.31 ↓ -56%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $147.31 ↓ -56%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $147.31 ↓ -56%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $147.31 ↓ -56%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $150.18 ↓ -56%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $191.58 ↓ -43%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $191.58 ↓ -43%
Security Health Plan Commercial $196.66 ↓ -42%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $225.37 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $225.37 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $247.07 ↓ -27%
Health Partners Commercial $289.62 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $298.56 ↓ -12%
Aetna Commercial $310.72 ↓ -8%
Ucare Commercial $314.15 ↓ -7%
Medica Choice $314.30 ↓ -7%
Cigna Commercial $321.80 ↓ -5%
Multiplan Commercial $321.80 ↓ -5%
Healthez Commercial $321.80 ↓ -5%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $321.80 ↓ -5%
Medica Elect $336.11 ↓ -1%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —

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Gemcitabine 1 gram intravenous solution at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $338.20 $122.82 – $321.80
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $382.23 $115.67 – $430.00
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $445.98 $129.52 – $481.48
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $166.79 $1.02 – $187.63
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $269.06 $1.00 – $190.45
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $248.98 $70.19 – $260.93
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $1,314.87 $3.18 – $5.06
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $208.92 $3.18 – $5.76

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