Perflutren lipid microspheres ultrasound contrast injection at Allina Health Systems

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Original text from hospital filings

perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/mL Susp 1.5 m

Rapids, MN

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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $144 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($149), higher than 49% of the 1,901 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q9957. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS Q9957 at Allina Health Systems

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 23 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (um) facility · case rate · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
2	Bcbs Mn bc pmap (amu) facility · other · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
3	Bcbs Mn bc premier (m u) facility · other · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (mu) facility · other · outpatient	$57	$57	—	—	—	$57 – $57
5	Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (mu) facility · other · outpatient	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
6	Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (mu) facility · other · outpatient	$61	$61	—	—	—	$61 – $61
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (um) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
8	Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$104	$88	$38	43%	—	$35 – $125
9	Medica medica pmap (um) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$115	$97	$42	43%	—	$39 – $138
10	Aetna aetna elevate (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$182	$154	$67	43%	—	$62 – $219
11	Aetna aetna performance (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$194	$164	$71	43%	—	$66 – $233
12	Medica medica dual solutions (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$229	$194	$84	43%	—	$78 – $276
13	Aetna aetna direct network (amu) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$282	$239	$104	43%	—	$96 – $339
14	Bcbs Mn bc aware/blue plus (a m u) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$303	$257	$111	43%	—	$103 – $364
15	Medica medica elect (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$370	$314	$136	43%	—	$126 – $445
16	Medica medica essentials (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$386	$328	$142	43%	—	$132 – $465
17	Medica medica mhps (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$386	$328	$142	43%	—	$132 – $465
18	Medica medica choice (u m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$407	$345	$150	43%	—	$139 – $489
19	Medica medica ubh pmap (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$413	$350	$152	43%	—	$141 – $497
20	First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$368	$160	43%	—	$148 – $521
21	First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$368	$160	43%	—	$148 – $521
22	Medica medica ubh (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$368	$160	43%	—	$148 – $521
23	Medica medica ubh (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$398	$398	$37	9%	—	$361 – $434

Last updated: Jun 17, 2026

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