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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De Smet, SD
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Avera DeSmet’s median price of $312 is 410% above the median hospital's median price ($61), higher than 95% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 87493. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 11 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 ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $238 | $238 | — | — | — | $238 – $238 |
| 2 | Medica ind percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $243 | $243 | — | — | — | $243 – $243 |
| 3 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $267 | $267 | — | — | 1–10 | $267 – $267 |
| 4 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $267 | $267 | — | — | — | $267 – $267 |
| 5 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $283 | $283 | — | — | — | $283 – $283 |
| 6 | Medica com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $289 | $289 | — | — | — | $289 – $289 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $312 | $312 | — | — | — | $312 – $312 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $312 | $312 | — | — | — | $312 – $312 |
| 9 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $348 | $348 | — | — | — | $348 – $348 |
| 10 | Healthpartners com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $348 | $348 | — | — | — | $348 – $348 |
| 11 | Wellmark hmo inpatient | $348 | $348 | — | — | 1–10 | $348 – $348 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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