Iopamidol 300 mg iodine/ml (61 %) intravenous solution 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

$24.00

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$30.00

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

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

$1.45 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $5.64 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

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 $1.45 ↓ -94%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $3.02 ↓ -87%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $3.25 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $3.28 ↓ -86%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $3.28 ↓ -86%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $3.28 ↓ -86%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $3.28 ↓ -86%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $3.28 ↓ -86%
Security Health Plan Commercial $3.30 ↓ -86%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $3.34 ↓ -86%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $3.63 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Commercial $4.13 ↓ -83%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $4.74 ↓ -80%
Health Partners Commercial $4.86 ↓ -80%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $5.01 ↓ -79%
Aetna Commercial $5.21 ↓ -78%
Ucare Commercial $5.27 ↓ -78%
Medica Choice $5.27 ↓ -78%
Multiplan Commercial $5.40 ↓ -78%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $5.40 ↓ -78%
Healthez Commercial $5.40 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $5.55 ↓ -77%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $5.57 ↓ -77%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers/SD Exchange Commercial $5.57 ↓ -77%
Medica Elect $5.64 ↓ -77%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —

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Iopamidol 300 mg iodine/ml (61 %) intravenous solution at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $100.00 $6.05 – $22.50
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $100.00 $6.05 – $22.50
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley $200.00 $6.05 – $22.50
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $200.00 $1.21 – $4.50
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $400.00 $1.02 – $9.00
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $100.00 $1.00 – $22.50
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $100.00 $6.05 – $22.50
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $105.00 $9.02 – $23.63

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