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HCHG LITH-ION BATT ELEC/PNEUM VAD PR918
Ulm, MN
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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $2.5k is 129% above the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 92% of the 1,094 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0506. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $613 | $613 | — | — | — | $613 – $613 |
| 2 | Aetna allina aetna medicare (n) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $983 | $983 | — | — | — | $983 – $983 |
| 3 | Medicare medicare (n) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 4 | Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | $591 | 49% | — | $618 – $1.8k |
| 5 | Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (n) facility · other · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 6 | Medica medica pmap (n) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | $934 | 49% | — | $976 – $2.8k |
| 7 | Bcbs Mn bc premier(n) facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc aehp (n) facility · other · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 9 | Bcbs Mn bc high value/performance network (n) facility · other · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 10 | Medicaid medicaid ma (n) facility · other · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | $1.3k | 49% | — | $1.3k – $3.9k |
| 11 | Medica medica medicare (r) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $1.3k | 49% | — | $1.4k – $4.0k |
| 12 | Medica medica dual solutions (r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.7k | $1.3k | 49% | — | $1.4k – $4.0k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc medicare (n) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | $1.4k | 49% | — | $1.4k – $4.2k |
| 14 | Aetna aetna elevate (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.7k | $3.7k | $1.8k | 49% | — | $1.9k – $5.5k |
| 15 | Aetna aetna elevate (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.7k | $3.7k | $1.8k | 49% | — | $1.9k – $5.5k |
| 16 | Aetna aetna performance (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | $1.9k | 49% | — | $2.0k – $5.9k |
| 17 | Aetna aetna performance (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | $2.0k | 49% | — | $2.1k – $6.0k |
| 18 | Medica medica ubh pmap (n) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.8k | $4.8k | $2.3k | 49% | — | $2.5k – $7.2k |
| 19 | Cigna hpi cigna (n) facility · other · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | $2.4k | 49% | — | $2.5k – $7.3k |
| 20 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | $2.5k | 49% | — | $2.6k – $7.5k |
| 21 | First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | $2.5k | 49% | — | $2.6k – $7.5k |
| 22 | Medica medica ubh (n) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | $2.5k | 49% | — | $2.6k – $7.5k |
| 23 | Aetna aetna direct/indirect network (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.1k | $5.1k | $2.5k | 49% | — | $2.6k – $7.6k |
| 24 | Aetna aetna direct/indirect network (n r) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.1k | $5.1k | $2.5k | 49% | — | $2.6k – $7.6k |
Last updated: Jun 16, 2026
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