Administration chemotherapy IV infusion up to 1 hour single/initial substance/drug at Sanford Worthington Medical Center

1018 6th Ave, Worthington, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1396712618

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

$473.80

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$592.25

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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.

$229.62 with Sanford Health Plan vs $922.18 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota — 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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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
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $229.62 ↓ -52%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $229.62 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $249.61 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $266.51 ↓ -44%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $270.13 ↓ -43%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $270.13 ↓ -43%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $309.24 ↓ -35%
Health Partners State Employees $313.60 ↓ -34%
Health Partners Commercial $313.60 ↓ -34%
Security Health Plan Commercial $325.74 ↓ -31%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $332.03 ↓ -30%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $335.29 ↓ -29%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $335.29 ↓ -29%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $335.29 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $335.29 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $335.29 ↓ -29%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $341.80 ↓ -28%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $364.86 ↓ -23%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $364.86 ↓ -23%
Ucare Commercial $462.55 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial $485.65 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $494.53 ↑ +4%
Medica Choice $528.29 ↑ +12%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $533.03 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $533.03 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $533.03 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $565.60 ↑ +19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $922.18 ↑ +95%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion up to 1 hour single/initial substance/drug at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $799.20 $241.86 – $899.10
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $859.20 $260.02 – $966.60
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton $803.20 $243.07 – $903.60
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $717.60 $217.16 – $807.30
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $443.20 $244.33 – $498.60
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $859.20 $260.02 – $966.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $596.80 $256.25 – $671.40
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $596.80 $256.25 – $671.40

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