Critical care, first hour of physician time at Essentia Health Fosston

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

FACILITY CRITICAL CARE, E/M 30-74 MINUTES

900 Hilligoss Blvd SE Fosston, MN

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Essentia Health Fosston’s median price of $1.3k is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 53% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99291 at Essentia Health Fosston

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 22 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	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$972.50	$972.50	$972.50 – $972.50
2	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$995.00	$995.00	$995.00 – $995.00
3	Sanford Health Plan commercial-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,072	$1,072	$1,072 – $1,072
4	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,129	$1,129	$1,129 – $1,129
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250 – $1,250
6	Healthpartners medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250 – $1,250
7	Medica medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250 – $1,250
8	Ucare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250 – $1,250
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,250	$1,250	$1,250 – $1,250
10	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,520	$1,520	$1,520 – $1,520
11	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,645	$1,645	$1,645 – $1,645
12	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,663	$1,663	$1,663 – $1,663
13	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,663	$1,663	$1,663 – $1,663
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,758	$1,758	$1,338 – $2,179
15	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,078	$2,078	$2,078 – $2,078
16	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,078	$2,078	$2,078 – $2,078
17	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,125	$2,125	$2,125 – $2,125
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,165	$2,165	$2,078 – $2,253
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,179	$2,179	$2,179 – $2,179
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,179	$2,179	$2,179 – $2,179
21	Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,188	$2,188	$2,188 – $2,188
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,263	$2,263	$2,263 – $2,263

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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