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Biopsy/removal lymph nodes
Devils Lake, ND
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake’s median price of $4.2k is 8% above the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 60% of the 2,006 hospitals reporting CPT 38510. 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 | $886 | $886 | $644 | 73% | — | $242 – $1.5k |
| 2 | Medica medicaid managed care plan – hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $886 | $886 | $644 | 73% | — | $242 – $1.5k |
| 3 | Medica medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | $732 | 63% | — | $436 – $1.9k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | $359 | 20% | — | $1.4k – $2.2k |
| 5 | Medica all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | $2.2k | 76% | — | $710 – $5.2k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 7 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.6k | $1.9k | 42% | — | $2.5k – $7.2k |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | $800 | 15% | — | $4.7k – $6.3k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.7k | $8.7k | $1.7k | 20% | — | $6.9k – $10.4k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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