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Original text from hospital filings
PARAFFIN BATH THERAPY
201 9th St W Ada, MN
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Essentia Health Ada’s median price of $42 is 39% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 60% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. 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, 22 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 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.23 | $34.23 | $34.23 – $34.23 |
| 2 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.02 | $35.02 | $35.02 – $35.02 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.74 | $37.74 | $37.74 – $37.74 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.73 | $39.73 | $39.73 – $39.73 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.24 | $42.24 | $42.24 – $42.24 |
| 6 | Healthpartners medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.24 | $42.24 | $42.24 – $42.24 |
| 7 | Medica medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.24 | $42.24 | $42.24 – $42.24 |
| 8 | Ucare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.24 | $42.24 | $42.24 – $42.24 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.24 | $42.24 | $42.24 – $42.24 |
| 10 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $53.50 | $53.50 | $53.50 – $53.50 |
| 11 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.90 | $57.90 | $57.90 – $57.90 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58.52 | $58.52 | $58.52 – $58.52 |
| 13 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58.52 | $58.52 | $58.52 – $58.52 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $61.89 | $61.89 | $47.08 – $76.70 |
| 15 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.13 | $73.13 | $73.13 – $73.13 |
| 16 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.13 | $73.13 | $73.13 – $73.13 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $74.80 | $74.80 | $74.80 – $74.80 |
| 18 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.21 | $76.21 | $73.13 – $79.29 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.69 | $76.69 | $76.69 – $76.69 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.70 | $76.70 | $76.70 – $76.70 |
| 21 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $77.00 | $77.00 | $77.00 – $77.00 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $79.64 | $79.64 | $79.64 – $79.64 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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