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

Ulm, MN

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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $138 is 7% 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: 9 payers, 24 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	Bcbs Mn bc pmap (n) facility · other · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	1–10	$43 – $43
2	Bcbs Mn bc premier(n) facility · other · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	1–10	$48 – $48
3	Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$62	$54	$16	29%	—	$32 – $67
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (n) facility · other · outpatient	$57	$57	—	—	1–10	$57 – $57
5	Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (n) facility · other · outpatient	$61	$61	—	—	1–10	$61 – $61
6	Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (n) facility · other · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	1–10	$64 – $64
7	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (nr) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
8	Medica medica pmap (n) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$98	$85	$25	29%	—	$50 – $105
9	Medicaid medicaid ma (n) facility · other · outpatient	$136	$117	$34	29%	1–10	$69 – $145
10	Medica medica medicare (r) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$138	$118	$34	29%	—	$70 – $147
11	Medica medica dual solutions (r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$139	$120	$35	29%	—	$71 – $149
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield bc medicare (n) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$124	$36	29%	—	$73 – $154
13	Aetna aetna elevate (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$190	$163	$47	29%	—	$97 – $203
14	Aetna aetna elevate (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$192	$165	$48	29%	—	$98 – $205
15	Aetna aetna performance (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$205	$176	$51	29%	—	$104 – $219
16	Aetna aetna performance (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$207	$178	$52	29%	—	$105 – $221
17	Medica medica ubh pmap (n) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$248	$213	$62	29%	—	$126 – $265
18	Cigna hpi cigna (n) facility · other · outpatient	$253	$218	$63	29%	1–10	$129 – $271
19	First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$260	$224	$65	29%	—	$132 – $278
20	First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$260	$224	$65	29%	—	$132 – $278
21	Medica medica ubh (n) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$260	$224	$65	29%	—	$132 – $278
22	Medica medica ubh (n) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$224	$224	$8	3%	—	$217 – $232
23	Aetna aetna direct/indirect network (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$262	$225	$65	29%	—	$133 – $280
24	Aetna aetna direct/indirect network (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$264	$227	$66	29%	—	$135 – $283

Last updated: Jun 16, 2026

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