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Explore/irrigate tear ducts
Devils Lake, ND
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake’s median price of $455 is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($363), higher than 60% of the 1,594 hospitals reporting CPT 68840. 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $140 | $140 | $28 | 20% | — | $112 – $168 |
| 2 | Medica medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $218 | $218 | $147 | 67% | — | $71 – $365 |
| 3 | Medica medicaid managed care plan – hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $218 | $218 | $147 | 67% | — | $71 – $365 |
| 4 | Medica medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $292 | $292 | $163 | 56% | — | $128 – $455 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $324 | $324 | — | — | — | $324 – $324 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $444 | $444 | $65 | 15% | — | $379 – $508 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $635 | $635 | — | — | — | $635 – $635 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $677 | $677 | $135 | 20% | — | $542 – $813 |
| 9 | Medica all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $736 | $736 | $527 | 72% | — | $209 – $1.3k |
| 10 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $584 | $975 | $732 | 75% | — | $340 – $2k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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