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.
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PR FROZEN SECTION 1ST BLOCK
Rochester, MN
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Mayo Clinic’s median price of $270 is 50% above the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 81% of the 2,445 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 18 payers, 129 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 | $47 | $53 | $20 | 37% | — | $33 – $80 |
| 2 | Ucare ucare connect medicare advantage plan [944] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $58 | $21 | 37% | — | $35 – $86 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid base apr drg only [1276] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid base apr drg only [1277] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 5 | Healthpartners medicaid cah healthpartners [1174] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 6 | Molina medicaid base apr drg only [1276] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 7 | Ucare medicaid base apr drg only [1276] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 8 | Ucare pps medicaid ucare [1184] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid base apr drg only [1276] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield federal retiree [949] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $58 | $65 | $24 | 37% | — | $40 – $98 |
| 11 | Optum veteran affairs optum [1054] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $58 | $65 | $24 | 37% | — | $40 – $98 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan aco [815] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $59 | $67 | $25 | 37% | — | $41 – $100 |
| 13 | Ucare ucare medicare advantage plan [643] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $59 | $67 | $25 | 37% | — | $41 – $100 |
| 14 | Medica medica advantage solutions by county [1204] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $60 | $67 | $25 | 37% | — | $42 – $101 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan msho [226] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61 | $69 | $25 | 37% | — | $42 – $103 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield medicare advantage plan ppo and hmo [1099] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $61 | $69 | $25 | 37% | — | $42 – $103 |
| 17 | Medica medica dual solution msho medicare advantage plan [1004] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $62 | $70 | $26 | 37% | — | $43 – $105 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mc xr pb bcbs platinum blue medicare advantage plan [935] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $67 | $75 | $28 | 37% | — | $46 – $113 |
| 19 | Ucare ucare essentia care medicare advantage plan [775] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $67 | $75 | $28 | 37% | — | $46 – $113 |
| 20 | Healthpartners healthpartners part b medicare advantage plan [496] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $87 | $98 | $36 | 37% | — | $60 – $147 |
| 21 | Medica medica prime solutions part b medicare advantage plan [150] facility · fee schedule · both | $98 | $98 | — | — | — | $98 – $98 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield pps medicaid bcbs [1146] facility · fee schedule · both | $105 | $105 | — | — | — | $105 – $105 |
| 23 | Medica medica medicaid [1244] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $139 | $139 | — | — | 16 | $139 – $139 |
| 24 | Medica medica medicare advantage plan msho msc+ cap [167] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $143 | $143 | — | — | — | $143 – $143 |
| 25 | Medica medicaid medica choice care msc+ [1175] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $143 | $143 | — | — | 1–10 | $143 – $143 |
Last updated: Aug 14, 2026
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