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
CULTFOR PATHOG ORGAN,SCR - REF
3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND
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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $41 is 194% above the median hospital's median price ($14), higher than 72% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 87081. 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 | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 4 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 5 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 6 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.63 | $6.63 | $6.63 – $6.63 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.35 | $21.35 | $21.35 – $21.35 |
| 9 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.85 | $21.85 | $17.69 – $26.00 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $22.48 | $22.48 | $22.48 – $22.48 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $28.31 | $28.31 | $28.31 – $28.31 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $29.80 | $29.80 | $29.80 – $29.80 |
| 13 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31.70 | $31.70 | $25.67 – $37.73 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $34.96 | $34.96 | $28.31 – $41.60 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $36.68 | $36.68 | $29.70 – $43.65 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $36.80 | $36.80 | $29.80 – $43.80 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $37.42 | $37.42 | $37.42 – $37.42 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.48 | $40.14 | $29.70 – $51.90 |
| 19 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $43.43 | $43.43 | $43.43 – $43.43 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43.61 | $43.61 | $35.31 – $51.90 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $44.55 | $44.55 | $44.55 – $44.55 |
| 22 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $45.15 | $45.15 | $36.56 – $53.74 |
| 23 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $47.79 | $48.41 | $36.56 – $61.50 |
| 24 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.21 | $50.21 | $40.66 – $59.75 |
| 25 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.21 | $50.21 | $40.66 – $59.75 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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