Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Special stains group 1
Devils Lake, ND
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake’s median price of $94 is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($90), higher than 52% of the 2,602 hospitals reporting CPT 88312. 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 | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $53 | $53 | — | — | — | $53 – $53 |
| 3 | Medica medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $54 | $54 | — | — | — | $54 – $54 |
| 4 | Medica medicaid managed care plan – hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $54 | $54 | — | — | — | $54 – $54 |
| 5 | Sanford Health Plan all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $73 | $73 | $11 | 15% | — | $62 – $83 |
| 6 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $76 | $76 | $20 | 26% | — | $56 – $96 |
| 7 | Medica medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $97 | $97 | — | — | — | $97 – $97 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $97 | $97 | — | — | — | $97 – $97 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 10 | Medica all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $157 | $157 | — | — | — | $157 – $157 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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