Sling suprapubic suburetheral 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

$3,692.00

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

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$4,615.00

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.

$1.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $3,691.08 with Medica — 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

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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $1.00 ↓ -100%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $1.00 ↓ -100%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $1,498.46 ↓ -59%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $1,498.46 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $1,739.25 ↓ -53%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $1,762.83 ↓ -52%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $1,762.83 ↓ -52%
Security Health Plan Commercial $2,125.75 ↓ -42%
Health Partners State Employees $2,380.84 ↓ -36%
Health Partners Commercial $2,744.15 ↓ -26%
Ucare Commercial $3,018.57 ↓ -18%
Aetna Commercial $3,169.30 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $3,227.28 ↓ -13%
Medica Choice $3,447.58 ↓ -7%
Multiplan Commercial $3,478.50 ↓ -6%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $3,478.50 ↓ -6%
Healthez Commercial $3,478.50 ↓ -6%
Medica Elect $3,691.08 ↓ -0%
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —
Health Partners Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —
Ucare Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —
Aetna Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —
Primewest Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement not published by hospital —

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Sling suprapubic suburetheral at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $3,372.00 $1,020.45 – $3,793.50
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $3,776.80 $854.13 – $3,175.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $18,777.20 $1.02 – $2,122.20
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $3,230.40 $844.67 – $2,213.10
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls $3,230.40 $844.67 – $2,213.10

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