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ID AEROBIC ISOLATE, OTHER - REF
Brainerd, MN
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Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center’s median price of $46 is 135% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 67% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 3 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 4 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 5 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 – $8.62 |
| 7 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $36.82 | $36.82 | $19.59 – $54.04 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $49.97 | $49.97 | $26.59 – $73.34 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $49.97 | $49.97 | $26.59 – $73.34 |
| 10 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $50.10 | $50.10 | $26.66 – $73.53 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $52.43 | $52.43 | $27.90 – $76.95 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $52.60 | $52.60 | $27.99 – $77.21 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $52.60 | $52.60 | $27.99 – $77.21 |
| 14 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $74.10 | $74.10 | $39.43 – $108.76 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $76.66 | $76.66 | $40.80 – $112.52 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.66 | $76.66 | $40.80 – $112.52 |
| 17 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $78.17 | $78.17 | $41.60 – $114.74 |
| 18 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.95 | $79.46 | $39.43 – $124.49 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $81.55 | $81.55 | $43.40 – $119.70 |
| 20 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $82.37 | $82.37 | $43.83 – $120.90 |
| 21 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $85.63 | $85.63 | $45.57 – $125.68 |
| 22 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $85.63 | $85.63 | $45.57 – $125.68 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88.66 | $88.66 | $47.18 – $130.13 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $99.03 | $99.03 | $52.70 – $145.35 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $99.03 | $99.03 | $52.70 – $145.35 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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