Ghs subcutaneous infus. for therapy init 1 hr at Sanford Tracy Hospital

251 5th St E, Tracy, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1003851171

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

$193.60

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$242.00

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

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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

$58.59 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $227.48 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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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.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $58.59 ↓ -70%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $94.38 ↓ -51%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $101.16 ↓ -48%
Wellmark SD Medicare Replacement $101.16 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $102.12 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $102.12 ↓ -47%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $102.12 ↓ -47%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $102.12 ↓ -47%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $104.18 ↓ -46%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $117.13 ↓ -39%
Security Health Plan Commercial $133.10 ↓ -31%
Health Partners State Employees $166.74 ↓ -14%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $191.03 ↓ -1%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $191.03 ↓ -1%
Health Partners Commercial $193.60 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $197.96 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $202.07 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $210.30 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $212.62 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $212.72 ↑ +10%
Multiplan Commercial $217.80 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $217.80 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $217.80 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $217.80 ↑ +13%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $221.22 ↑ +14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $223.90 ↑ +16%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $224.75 ↑ +16%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $224.75 ↑ +16%
Medica Elect $227.48 ↑ +18%

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Ghs subcutaneous infus. for therapy init 1 hr at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $193.60 $58.59 – $217.80
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $248.80 $75.29 – $279.90
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $482.64 $129.01 – $354.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $371.73 $185.30 – $565.00
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $482.64 $113.87 – $527.46
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $371.73 $185.30 – $565.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $482.64 $129.01 – $354.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo $371.73 $185.30 – $565.00

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