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Head CT scan 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

$1,690.40

Cash price

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

$2,113.00

Gross charge

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

$111.66 with Primewest vs $1,986.22 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $111.66 ↓ -93%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $111.66 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $470.25 ↓ -72%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $802.94 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $862.10 ↓ -49%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $870.56 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $870.56 ↓ -48%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $870.56 ↓ -48%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $870.56 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $870.56 ↓ -48%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $887.46 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $940.50 ↓ -44%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $1,132.15 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $1,132.15 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $1,162.15 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $1,331.82 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $1,331.82 ↓ -21%
Health Partners Commercial $1,711.53 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $1,764.36 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $1,836.20 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $1,856.48 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $1,857.33 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial $1,901.70 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $1,901.70 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $1,901.70 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $1,901.70 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $1,986.22 ↑ +18%

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Head CT scan at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $1,690.40 $111.66 – $1,901.70
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $2,126.40 $111.66 – $2,392.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $1,863.20 $79.32 – $2,096.10
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $1,952.80 $111.66 – $2,196.90
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $1,663.20 $111.66 – $1,871.10
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $1,883.20 $111.66 – $2,118.60
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $1,863.20 $111.66 – $2,096.10
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $1,795.20 $81.04 – $2,019.60

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