Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at Sanford Westbrook Hospital

920 Bell Ave, Westbrook, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1942253547

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

$771.20

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$964.00

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$135.35 with Ucare vs $829.08 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

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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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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $135.35 ↓ -82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $213.53 ↓ -72%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $377.50 ↓ -51%
Wellmark SD Medicare Replacement $404.84 ↓ -48%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $404.84 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $409.25 ↓ -47%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $409.25 ↓ -47%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $409.25 ↓ -47%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $409.25 ↓ -47%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $416.75 ↓ -46%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $446.29 ↓ -42%
Security Health Plan Commercial $485.10 ↓ -37%
Health Partners State Employees $607.70 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $696.25 ↓ -10%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $696.25 ↓ -10%
Health Partners Commercial $705.60 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $721.48 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $736.47 ↓ -5%
Aetna Commercial $766.46 ↓ -1%
Ucare Commercial $774.93 ↑ +0%
Medica Choice $775.28 ↑ +1%
Healthez Commercial $793.80 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial $793.80 ↑ +3%
Multiplan Commercial $793.80 ↑ +3%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $793.80 ↑ +3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $816.03 ↑ +6%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $819.11 ↑ +6%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $819.11 ↑ +6%
Medica Elect $829.08 ↑ +8%

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Doppler upper/lower extremity arteries limited bilateral at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $540.80 $133.64 – $496.80
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $507.20 $135.35 – $570.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $500.80 $135.35 – $563.40
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $735.20 $135.35 – $627.30
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $761.60 $92.16 – $559.80
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $1,043.20 $94.15 – $593.10
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $771.20 $135.35 – $793.80
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $432.80 $135.35 – $486.90

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