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Brain MRI (without contrast) at Sanford Wheaton

401 12th St N, Wheaton, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1154615573

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

$2,676.80

Cash price

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

$3,346.00

Gross charge

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

$253.81 with Ucare vs $3,145.24 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $253.81 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $578.05 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $1,156.10 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $1,686.38 ↓ -37%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $1,810.19 ↓ -32%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $1,826.92 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $1,826.92 ↓ -32%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $1,826.92 ↓ -32%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $1,826.92 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $1,826.92 ↓ -32%
Security Health Plan Commercial $1,840.30 ↓ -31%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $1,862.05 ↓ -30%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $2,024.33 ↓ -24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Commercial $2,303.05 ↓ -14%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $2,641.33 ↓ -1%
Health Partners Commercial $2,710.26 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $2,793.91 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $2,907.67 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $2,939.80 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $2,941.13 ↑ +10%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $3,011.40 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $3,011.40 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $3,011.40 ↑ +13%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers/SD Exchange Commercial $3,107.43 ↑ +16%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $3,107.43 ↑ +16%
Medica Elect $3,145.24 ↑ +18%

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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $3,062.40 $253.81 – $3,445.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $3,083.20 $176.78 – $3,468.60
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $3,083.20 $253.81 – $3,468.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $2,939.20 $253.81 – $3,306.60
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $3,083.20 $253.81 – $3,468.60
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $3,092.80 $180.60 – $3,479.40
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $3,062.40 $253.81 – $3,445.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $2,757.60 $253.81 – $3,102.30

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