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Open bx/exc inguinofem nodes
Devils Lake, ND
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake’s median price of $4.2k is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($4.0k), higher than 54% of the 1,971 hospitals reporting CPT 38531. 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 | $1.0k | $1.0k | $776 | 75% | — | $256 – $1.8k |
| 2 | Medica medicaid managed care plan – hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | $776 | 75% | — | $256 – $1.8k |
| 3 | Medica medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | $892 | 66% | — | $463 – $2.2k |
| 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 | $3.3k | $3.3k | $2.6k | 77% | — | $754 – $5.9k |
| 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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