Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR LMNCTMY W EXPLR 2+ SEG LUMB
Rochester, MN
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Mayo Clinic’s median price of $13.5k is 80% above the median hospital's median price ($7.5k), higher than 90% of the 1,553 hospitals reporting CPT 63017. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 16 payers, 72 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 ucare msho medicare advantage plan [598] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $451 | $451 | — | — | — | $451 – $451 |
| 2 | Ucare ucare connect medicare advantage plan [944] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $487 | $487 | — | — | — | $487 – $487 |
| 3 | Optum veteran affairs optum [1054] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $553 | $553 | — | — | — | $553 – $553 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan aco [815] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 5 | Ucare ucare medicare advantage plan [643] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 6 | Medica medica advantage solutions by county [1204] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $570 | $570 | — | — | — | $570 – $570 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan msho [226] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan ppo and hmo [1099] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 9 | Medica medica dual solution msho medicare advantage plan [1004] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $592 | $592 | — | — | — | $592 – $592 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mc xr pb bcbs platinum blue medicare advantage plan [935] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $636 | $636 | — | — | — | $636 – $636 |
| 11 | Ucare ucare essentia care medicare advantage plan [775] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $636 | $636 | — | — | — | $636 – $636 |
| 12 | Healthpartners healthpartners part b medicare advantage plan [496] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $830 | $830 | — | — | — | $830 – $830 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield federal retiree [949] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 14 | Medica medica prime solutions part b medicare advantage plan [150] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 15 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plan part b [610] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pps medicaid bcbs [1146] facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.9k | $7.9k | — | — | — | $7.9k – $7.9k |
| 17 | Optum veteran affairs optum [1045] facility · other · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan aco southern [1123] facility · other · outpatient | $8.5k | $8.5k | — | — | — | $8.5k – $8.5k |
| 19 | Ucare ucare msho medicare advantage plan [621] facility · other · outpatient | $8.6k | $8.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $8.6k – $8.6k |
| 20 | Medica medica advantage solution by county medicare advantage plan [793] facility · other · outpatient | $8.6k | $8.6k | — | — | — | $8.6k – $8.6k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan msho [228] facility · other · outpatient | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan ppo [826] facility · other · outpatient | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 23 | Ucare ucare connect+ medicare advantage plan [1116] facility · other · outpatient | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage plan [1249] facility · other · outpatient | $9.0k | $9.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $9.0k – $9.0k |
| 25 | Medica medica advantage solution medicare advantage plan [1206] facility · other · outpatient | $9.2k | $9.2k | — | — | — | $9.2k – $9.2k |
Last updated: Aug 14, 2026
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