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URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT
900 Hilligoss Blvd SE Fosston, MN
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Essentia Health Fosston’s median price of $56 is 275% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 80% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 87086. 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, 44 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 medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 3 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 6 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $43.57 | $43.57 | $43.57 – $43.57 |
| 7 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43.57 | $43.57 | $43.57 – $43.57 |
| 8 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $44.58 | $44.58 | $44.58 – $44.58 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $48.04 | $48.04 | $48.04 – $48.04 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $48.04 | $48.04 | $48.04 – $48.04 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $50.57 | $50.57 | $50.57 – $50.57 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.57 | $50.57 | $50.57 – $50.57 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 – $56.00 |
| 14 | Healthpartners medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 – $56.00 |
| 15 | Medica medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 – $56.00 |
| 16 | Ucare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 – $56.00 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $56.00 | $56.00 | $56.00 – $56.00 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $61.60 | $61.60 | $61.60 – $61.60 |
| 19 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $68.10 | $68.10 | $68.10 – $68.10 |
| 20 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $68.10 | $68.10 | $68.10 – $68.10 |
| 21 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $69.78 | $69.78 | $69.78 – $69.78 |
| 22 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $73.70 | $73.70 | $73.70 – $73.70 |
| 23 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.70 | $73.70 | $73.70 – $73.70 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $74.48 | $74.48 | $74.48 – $74.48 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $74.48 | $74.48 | $74.48 – $74.48 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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