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Hyoid myotomy & suspension
Devils Lake, ND
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake’s median price of $5.6k is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($5.7k), higher than 46% of the 1,497 hospitals reporting CPT 21685. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 10 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 | Medica medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | $476 | 45% | — | $578 – $1.5k |
| 2 | Medica medicaid managed care plan – hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | $476 | 45% | — | $578 – $1.5k |
| 3 | Medica medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | $429 | 29% | — | $1.0k – $1.9k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 5 | Medica all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | $1.7k | 51% | — | $1.7k – $5.2k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 7 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.6k | $3.4k | 52% | — | $2.5k – $10.9k |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | $1.2k | 15% | — | $7.1k – $9.5k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $10.7k | $10.7k | — | — | — | $10.7k – $10.7k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.8k | $11.8k | — | — | — | $11.8k – $11.8k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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