Brain MRI (without contrast) at Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center

701 3rd Ave S, Clear Lake, SD · Sanford Health · · NPI 1851305296

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

$3,093.60

Cash price

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

$3,867.00

Gross charge

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

$1,156.10 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota vs $3,595.92 with Sanford Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer	Plan	Negotiated rate	vs. cash
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	Commercial/Federal	$1,156.10	↓ -63%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	State Employees	$1,156.10	↓ -63%
Sanford Health Plan Align	Medicare Replacement	$1,983.77	↓ -36%
Security Health Plan	Commercial	$2,126.85	↓ -31%
Ucare	Medicare Replacement	$2,130.72	↓ -31%
Wellmark SD	Medicare Replacement	$2,130.72	↓ -31%
Aetna	Medicare Replacement	$2,150.05	↓ -31%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage	Medicare Replacement	$2,150.05	↓ -31%
Health Partners	Medicare Replacement	$2,150.05	↓ -31%
United Healthcare	Medicare Replacement	$2,150.05	↓ -31%
Primewest	Medicare Replacement	$2,192.59	↓ -29%
Health Partners	State Employees	$2,501.95	↓ -19%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange True	$2,680.60	↓ -13%
Health Partners	Commercial	$2,900.25	↓ -6%
Sanford Health Plan	Group Health/True	$3,056.48	↓ -1%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange Commercial	$3,153.54	↑ +2%
Medica	Choice	$3,190.28	↑ +3%
United Healthcare	Commercial + Top 20	$3,228.95	↑ +4%
Wellmark	PPO	$3,325.62	↑ +8%
Aetna	Commercial	$3,360.42	↑ +9%
Ucare	Commercial	$3,397.55	↑ +10%
Medica	Elect	$3,410.69	↑ +10%
Cigna	Commercial	$3,480.30	↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network	Commercial	$3,480.30	↑ +13%
Healthez	Commercial	$3,480.30	↑ +13%
Multiplan	Commercial	$3,480.30	↑ +13%
Sanford Health Plan	Commercial/ND Pers	$3,595.92	↑ +16%