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Biopsy of upper nose/throat
Devils Lake, ND
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake’s median price of $3.5k is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($3.3k), higher than 55% of the 1,527 hospitals reporting CPT 42806. 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 | $808 | $808 | $722 | 89% | — | $85 – $1.5k |
| 2 | Medica medicaid managed care plan – hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $808 | $808 | $722 | 89% | — | $85 – $1.5k |
| 3 | Medica medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | $873 | 85% | — | $154 – $1.9k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 5 | Medica all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $2.5k | 91% | — | $251 – $5.2k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 7 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $4.1k | $1.5k | 37% | — | $2.5k – $6.1k |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | $677 | 15% | — | $4.0k – $5.3k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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