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HCHG PT PARAFFIN BATH XP
Minneapolis, MN
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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $32 is 7% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 52% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 29 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 (amu) facility · other · outpatient | $4.29 | $4.29 | $4.29 – $4.29 |
| 2 | Medicaid medicaid ma (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.52 | $4.52 | $4.52 – $4.52 |
| 3 | Aetna allina aetna medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 – $5.50 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ubh pmap (a) facility · other · outpatient | $5.65 | $5.65 | $5.65 – $5.65 |
| 5 | Medicare medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.79 | $5.79 | $5.79 – $5.79 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.08 | $6.08 | $6.08 – $6.08 |
| 7 | Medica medica medicare (a) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.08 | $6.08 | $6.08 – $6.08 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (a) facility · other · outpatient | $9.77 | $9.77 | $9.77 – $9.77 |
| 9 | Bcbs Mn bc premier (a) facility · other · outpatient | $10.37 | $10.37 | $10.37 – $10.37 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (a) facility · other · outpatient | $12.21 | $12.21 | $12.21 – $12.21 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (a) facility · other · outpatient | $13.10 | $13.10 | $13.10 – $13.10 |
| 12 | Cigna hpi cigna (a) facility · other · outpatient | $14.84 | $14.84 | $12.07 – $17.61 |
| 13 | Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $32.47 | $32.09 | $27.87 – $32.47 |
| 14 | Medica medica pmap (a) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.83 | $35.41 | $30.75 – $35.83 |
| 15 | Bcbs Mn bc aware/blue plus (a m u) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $94.74 | $93.62 | $81.30 – $94.74 |
| 16 | Medica medica ubh (a) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $112.98 | $111.64 | $96.95 – $112.98 |
| 17 | Medica medica ubh pmap (a) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.12 | $127.59 | $110.80 – $129.12 |
| 18 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $135.58 | $133.98 | $116.34 – $135.58 |
| 19 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.58 | $133.98 | $116.34 – $135.58 |
| 20 | Medica medica ubh (a) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $135.58 | $133.98 | $116.34 – $135.58 |
| 21 | Medica medica dual solutions (a u) facility · per diem · outpatient | $152.00 | $152.00 | $152.00 – $152.00 |
| 22 | Aetna aetna elevate (amu) facility · per diem · outpatient | $172.00 | $172.00 | $172.00 – $172.00 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna performance (amu) facility · per diem · outpatient | $186.00 | $186.00 | $186.00 – $186.00 |
| 24 | Medica medica elect (a) facility · per diem · outpatient | $222.00 | $222.00 | $222.00 – $222.00 |
| 25 | Medica medica essentials (a) facility · per diem · outpatient | $223.00 | $223.00 | $223.00 – $223.00 |
Last updated: Jun 16, 2026
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