RC 272
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NEEDLE SPINAL 22 GA X 3.5 IN
Brainerd, MN
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Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center’s median price of $68 is 78% below the median hospital's median price ($311), higher than 12% of the 1,878 hospitals reporting RC 272. 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, 19 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 | $33.81 | $83.15 | $0.95 – $980.23 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $44.18 | $102.51 | $1.29 – $1,330 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $46.50 | $107.91 | $1.35 – $1,401 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $45.89 | $112.83 | $1.29 – $1,330 |
| 5 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $46.01 | $113.12 | $1.29 – $1,334 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $48.15 | $118.39 | $1.35 – $1,396 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $48.31 | $118.78 | $1.35 – $1,401 |
| 8 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $67.77 | $157.27 | $1.97 – $2,041 |
| 9 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $68.05 | $167.27 | $1.91 – $1,973 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $72.10 | $167.31 | $2.10 – $2,171 |
| 11 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $70.41 | $173.11 | $1.97 – $2,041 |
| 12 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $71.80 | $176.47 | $2.01 – $2,081 |
| 13 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $75.33 | $179.36 | $1.91 – $2,258 |
| 14 | Medica ifb aco facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $75.65 | $186.00 | $2.12 – $2,193 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $78.64 | $193.36 | $2.20 – $2,280 |
| 16 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $78.64 | $193.36 | $2.20 – $2,280 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $81.43 | $200.20 | $2.28 – $2,361 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $87.55 | $203.16 | $2.55 – $2,637 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.95 | $223.62 | $2.55 – $2,637 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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