Pt repositioning canalith procedure(s) per day 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

$143.20

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$179.00

Gross charge

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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

$61.49 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $168.26 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.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $61.49 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $68.02 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $73.03 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $73.75 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $73.75 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $73.75 ↓ -48%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $73.75 ↓ -48%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $73.75 ↓ -48%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $75.18 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $95.91 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $95.91 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $98.45 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $112.82 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $112.82 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $123.69 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $144.99 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $149.47 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $155.55 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $157.27 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $157.34 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial $161.10 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $161.10 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $161.10 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $161.10 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $168.26 ↑ +18%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —

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Pt repositioning canalith procedure(s) per day at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $143.20 $61.49 – $161.10
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $139.20 $42.13 – $156.60
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $164.00 $49.63 – $184.50
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $146.40 $44.30 – $164.70
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $141.60 $42.85 – $159.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $144.00 $43.58 – $162.00
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $146.40 $38.76 – $164.70
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $139.20 $38.76 – $156.60

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