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LACTATE (LACTIC ACID)
201 9th St W Ada, MN
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Essentia Health Ada’s median price of $17 is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 41% of the 2,623 hospitals reporting CPT 83605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 44 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 medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 3 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 6 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $30.15 | $30.15 | $7.78 – $52.52 |
| 7 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $30.15 | $30.15 | $7.78 – $52.52 |
| 8 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $30.85 | $30.85 | $7.96 – $53.73 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $33.24 | $33.24 | $8.58 – $57.90 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33.24 | $33.24 | $8.58 – $57.90 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $34.99 | $34.99 | $9.03 – $60.95 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.99 | $34.99 | $9.03 – $60.95 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.20 | $37.20 | $9.60 – $64.80 |
| 14 | Healthpartners medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.20 | $37.20 | $9.60 – $64.80 |
| 15 | Medica medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.20 | $37.20 | $9.60 – $64.80 |
| 16 | Ucare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.20 | $37.20 | $9.60 – $64.80 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.20 | $37.20 | $9.60 – $64.80 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $42.63 | $42.63 | $11.00 – $74.25 |
| 19 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $47.12 | $47.12 | $12.16 – $82.08 |
| 20 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $47.12 | $47.12 | $12.16 – $82.08 |
| 21 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $48.28 | $48.28 | $12.46 – $84.10 |
| 22 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $51.00 | $51.00 | $13.16 – $88.83 |
| 23 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.00 | $51.00 | $13.16 – $88.83 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $51.54 | $51.54 | $13.30 – $89.78 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.54 | $51.54 | $13.30 – $89.78 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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