RC 450
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.
Original text from hospital filings
SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR,DX(T)
201 9th St W Ada, MN
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Essentia Health Ada’s median price of $427 is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($592), higher than 27% of the 1,975 hospitals reporting RC 450. 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, 39 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 · inpatientfrom % of charges | $335.32 | $362.16 | $62.63 – $718.48 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $285.53 | $388.94 | $42.40 – $1,561 |
| 3 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $292.13 | $397.94 | $43.38 – $1,598 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $369.71 | $399.31 | $69.05 – $792.18 |
| 5 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $389.19 | $420.35 | $72.69 – $833.92 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $314.81 | $428.84 | $46.75 – $1,722 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $331.40 | $451.43 | $49.21 – $1,812 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $352.32 | $479.93 | $52.32 – $1,927 |
| 9 | Healthpartners medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $352.32 | $479.93 | $52.32 – $1,927 |
| 10 | Medica medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $352.32 | $479.93 | $52.32 – $1,927 |
| 11 | Ucare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $352.32 | $479.93 | $52.32 – $1,927 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $352.32 | $479.93 | $52.32 – $1,927 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $474.10 | $512.05 | $88.55 – $1,016 |
| 14 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $524.10 | $566.05 | $97.89 – $1,123 |
| 15 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $537.03 | $580.01 | $100.30 – $1,151 |
| 16 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $446.27 | $607.91 | $66.27 – $2,441 |
| 17 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $567.20 | $612.60 | $105.94 – $1,215 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $573.23 | $619.12 | $107.07 – $1,228 |
| 19 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $573.23 | $619.12 | $107.07 – $1,228 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $603.40 | $651.70 | $112.70 – $1,293 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $603.40 | $651.70 | $112.70 – $1,293 |
| 22 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $482.97 | $657.90 | $71.72 – $2,641 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $488.11 | $664.90 | $72.48 – $2,669 |
| 24 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $488.11 | $664.90 | $72.48 – $2,669 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $479.38 | $703.20 | $58.32 – $3,499 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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