Laparoscopic appendix removal at HealthEast St John's Hospital

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PR LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; APPENDECTOMY

Maplewood, MN

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HealthEast St John's Hospital’s median price of $587 is 90% below the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 6% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 44970 at HealthEast St John's Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 45 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	Ucare pmap fee schedule · both	$402.99	$402.99	$402.99 – $402.99
2	Medica managed medicaid/accessability fee schedule · both	$421.44	$421.44	$421.44 – $421.44
3	Bcbs Mn pmap fee schedule · both	$450.94	$450.94	$450.94 – $450.94
4	Sanford Health Plan medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$535.88	$535.88	$535.88 – $535.88
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$535.88	$535.88	$535.88 – $535.88
6	WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$535.88	$535.88	$535.88 – $535.88
7	Bcbs Mn medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$557.32	$557.32	$557.32 – $557.32
8	Medica medicare advantage non-snp fee schedule · both	$575.97	$575.97	$575.97 – $575.97
9	Ucare medicare advantage/msho fee schedule · both	$578.75	$578.75	$578.75 – $578.75
10	Medica msho/medicare advantage snp fee schedule · both	$586.84	$586.84	$586.84 – $586.84
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$428.31	$709.13	$26.80 – $1,713
12	First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$596.30	$987.25	$37.31 – $2,385
13	MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$618.11	$1,023	$38.68 – $2,472
14	Ucare individual and family with m health fairview fee schedule · both	$1,414	$1,414	$1,414 – $1,414
15	Bcbs Mn pmap fee schedule · outpatient	$1,431	$1,431	$1,431 – $1,431
16	Ucare individual and family fee schedule · both	$1,490	$1,490	$1,490 – $1,490
17	Medica bold fee schedule · both	$1,687	$1,687	$1,687 – $1,687
18	UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · both	$1,820	$1,820	$1,820 – $1,820
19	UnitedHealthcare core fee schedule · both	$1,820	$1,820	$1,820 – $1,820
20	Medica vantage self insured fee schedule · both	$1,828	$1,828	$1,828 – $1,828
21	Medica city of st. paul/essential fee schedule · both	$1,875	$1,875	$1,875 – $1,875
22	Medica individual and family business (except aco) and elect fee schedule · both	$1,875	$1,875	$1,875 – $1,875
23	Medica choice fee schedule · both	$1,940	$1,940	$1,940 – $1,940
24	Bcbs Mn aware federal fee schedule · both	$2,031	$2,031	$2,031 – $2,031
25	Bcbs Mn aware/blue plus fee schedule · both	$2,067	$2,067	$2,067 – $2,067

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Last updated: Feb 5, 2026

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