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INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND
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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $1.6k is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 33% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. 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, 31 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 medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $546.72 | $546.72 | $546.72 – $546.72 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $793.56 | $793.56 | $793.56 – $793.56 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $874.96 | $874.96 | $874.96 – $874.96 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $874.96 | $874.96 | $874.96 – $874.96 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $918.00 | $918.00 | $918.00 – $918.00 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $921.06 | $921.06 | $921.06 – $921.06 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $921.06 | $921.06 | $921.06 – $921.06 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,005 | $1,005 | $918.00 – $1,091 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,091 | $1,091 | $1,091 – $1,091 |
| 10 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,130 | $1,130 | $1,130 – $1,130 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,157 | $1,157 | $1,157 – $1,157 |
| 12 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,212 | $1,212 | $1,130 – $1,293 |
| 13 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,257 | $1,257 | $1,257 – $1,257 |
| 14 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,257 | $1,257 | $1,257 – $1,257 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,342 | $1,342 | $1,342 – $1,342 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,342 | $1,342 | $1,342 – $1,342 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,367 | $1,367 | $1,367 – $1,367 |
| 18 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,367 | $1,367 | $1,367 – $1,367 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,377 | $1,377 | $1,377 – $1,377 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 21 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 22 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 23 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,626 | $1,626 | $1,626 – $1,626 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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