Ciprofloxacin 400 mg/200 ml in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggyback 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

$51.20

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$64.00

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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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$15.01 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $58.28 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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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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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 $15.01 ↓ -71%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $31.25 ↓ -39%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $33.54 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $33.85 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $33.85 ↓ -34%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $33.85 ↓ -34%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $33.85 ↓ -34%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $33.85 ↓ -34%
Security Health Plan Commercial $34.10 ↓ -33%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $34.50 ↓ -33%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $37.51 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Commercial $42.67 ↓ -17%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $48.94 ↓ -4%
Health Partners Commercial $50.22 ↓ -2%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $51.77 ↑ +1%
Aetna Commercial $53.88 ↑ +5%
Ucare Commercial $54.47 ↑ +6%
Medica Choice $54.50 ↑ +6%
Multiplan Commercial $55.80 ↑ +9%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $55.80 ↑ +9%
Healthez Commercial $55.80 ↑ +9%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $57.36 ↑ +12%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $57.58 ↑ +12%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers/SD Exchange Commercial $57.58 ↑ +12%
Medica Elect $58.28 ↑ +14%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —

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Ciprofloxacin 400 mg/200 ml in 5 % dextrose intravenous piggyback at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $106.26 $31.72 – $117.92
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $108.18 $32.49 – $120.80
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $127.20 $38.20 – $142.02
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $51.00 $1.02 – $52.43
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $182.43 $1.00 – $115.22
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $70.95 $21.25 – $79.00
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $194.72 $23.36 – $61.20
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $194.72 $23.36 – $61.20

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