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
IRON - REF
3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND
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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $41 is 215% above the median hospital's median price ($13), higher than 77% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 83540. 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 4 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 5 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 6 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 – $6.47 |
| 8 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.51 | $20.51 | $16.62 – $24.39 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20.84 | $20.84 | $20.84 – $20.84 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.93 | $21.93 | $21.93 – $21.93 |
| 11 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $29.76 | $29.76 | $24.12 – $35.40 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $32.81 | $32.81 | $26.59 – $39.03 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $32.81 | $32.81 | $26.59 – $39.03 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.43 | $34.43 | $27.90 – $40.95 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $34.54 | $34.54 | $27.99 – $41.09 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.54 | $34.54 | $27.99 – $41.09 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.06 | $37.68 | $27.90 – $48.68 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $40.93 | $40.93 | $33.17 – $48.68 |
| 19 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42.38 | $42.38 | $34.35 – $50.41 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $43.38 | $43.38 | $35.15 – $51.60 |
| 21 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $44.86 | $45.44 | $34.35 – $57.69 |
| 22 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $47.13 | $47.13 | $38.19 – $56.06 |
| 23 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $47.13 | $47.13 | $38.19 – $56.06 |
| 24 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $50.34 | $50.34 | $40.80 – $59.88 |
| 25 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.34 | $50.34 | $40.80 – $59.88 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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