IV hydration infusion, initial hour at Essentia Health Fargo

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FIRST HOUR IV HYDRATION <1 HOUR

3000 32nd Ave S Fargo, ND

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Essentia Health Fargo’s median price of $211 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($272), higher than 24% of the 2,568 hospitals reporting CPT 96360. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 96360 at Essentia Health Fargo

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	$125.42	$125.42	$125.42 – $125.42
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$182.05	$182.05	$182.05 – $182.05
3	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$200.73	$200.73	$200.73 – $200.73
4	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$200.73	$200.73	$200.73 – $200.73
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$210.60	$210.60	$210.60 – $210.60
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$210.69	$210.69	$210.69 – $210.69
7	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$210.69	$210.69	$210.69 – $210.69
8	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$210.69	$210.69	$210.69 – $210.69
9	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$210.69	$210.69	$210.69 – $210.69
10	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$210.69	$210.69	$210.69 – $210.69
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$211.30	$211.30	$211.30 – $211.30
12	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$211.30	$211.30	$211.30 – $211.30
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230.49	$230.49	$210.60 – $250.38
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs nd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$250.38	$250.38	$250.38 – $250.38
15	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$259.27	$259.27	$259.27 – $259.27
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$265.36	$265.36	$265.36 – $265.36
17	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$277.99	$277.99	$259.27 – $296.71
18	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$288.29	$288.29	$288.29 – $288.29
19	Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$288.29	$288.29	$288.29 – $288.29
20	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$307.94	$307.94	$307.94 – $307.94
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$307.94	$307.94	$307.94 – $307.94
22	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$313.56	$313.56	$313.56 – $313.56
23	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$313.56	$313.56	$313.56 – $313.56
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$315.90	$315.90	$315.90 – $315.90
25	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$373.00	$373.00	$373.00 – $373.00

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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