Vaccine pneumonococcal conjugate 15 valent (pcv15) im 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

$367.34

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$459.17

Gross charge

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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.

$178.02 with Sanford Health Plan vs $438.51 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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $178.02 ↓ -52%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $178.02 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota State Employees $206.63 ↓ -44%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $209.43 ↓ -43%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $209.43 ↓ -43%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $248.09 ↓ -32%
Security Health Plan Commercial $252.54 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $253.56 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $253.56 ↓ -31%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $266.37 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $268.98 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $268.98 ↓ -27%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $268.98 ↓ -27%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $268.98 ↓ -27%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $268.98 ↓ -27%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $274.20 ↓ -25%
Health Partners State Employees $282.85 ↓ -23%
Health Partners Commercial $326.01 ↓ -11%
Ucare Commercial $358.61 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial $376.52 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $383.41 ↑ +4%
Medica Choice $409.58 ↑ +11%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $413.25 ↑ +12%
Multiplan Commercial $413.25 ↑ +12%
Healthez Commercial $413.25 ↑ +12%
Medica Elect $438.51 ↑ +19%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care not published by hospital —

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Vaccine pneumonococcal conjugate 15 valent (pcv15) im at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby $365.22 $110.52 – $410.87
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $370.80 $112.21 – $417.14
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $234.07 $133.33 – $274.20
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $339.05 $102.60 – $381.43

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