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INSERT CATH PLEURA W/ IMAGE
Brainerd, MN
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Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center’s median price of $701 is 62% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 11% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. 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, 25 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 | $266.70 | $266.70 | $266.70 – $266.70 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $361.99 | $361.99 | $361.99 – $361.99 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $361.99 | $361.99 | $361.99 – $361.99 |
| 4 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $362.92 | $362.92 | $362.92 – $362.92 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $379.80 | $379.80 | $379.80 – $379.80 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $381.07 | $381.07 | $381.07 – $381.07 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $381.07 | $381.07 | $381.07 – $381.07 |
| 8 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $536.78 | $536.78 | $536.78 – $536.78 |
| 9 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $555.35 | $555.35 | $555.35 – $555.35 |
| 10 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $555.35 | $555.35 | $555.35 – $555.35 |
| 11 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $566.32 | $566.32 | $566.32 – $566.32 |
| 12 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $575.61 | $575.61 | $536.78 – $614.43 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $590.80 | $590.80 | $590.80 – $590.80 |
| 14 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $596.71 | $596.71 | $596.71 – $596.71 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $620.34 | $620.34 | $620.34 – $620.34 |
| 16 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $620.34 | $620.34 | $620.34 – $620.34 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $642.28 | $642.28 | $642.28 – $642.28 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $717.40 | $717.40 | $717.40 – $717.40 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $717.40 | $717.40 | $717.40 – $717.40 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,669 – $1,669 |
| 21 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,669 – $1,669 |
| 22 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,669 – $1,669 |
| 23 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,669 – $1,669 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,669 | $1,669 | $1,669 – $1,669 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,921 | $5,921 | $5,921 – $5,921 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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