Ghs fb removal - non-incisional 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

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$1,701.25 with Ucare vs $1,701.25 with Ucare — 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
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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
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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
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $1,701.25 —

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Ghs fb removal - non-incisional at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $3,285.60 $994.30 – $3,696.30
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $2,240.80 $1,169.64 – $2,520.90
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $2,330.40 $1,129.37 – $2,621.70
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $494.59 $124.04 – $3,784.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $316.68 $178.16 – $3,572.45
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407 $494.59 $124.04 – $4,056.36
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt $316.68 $178.16 – $3,572.45
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley $494.59 $124.04 – $3,784.00

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