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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Path Consult in Surg,W Frz Sec
St. Louis Park, MN
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $173 is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 44% 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: 6 payers, 12 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 medica choice care pmap [50314] facility · fee schedule · both | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc wi community plan [50274] facility · fee schedule · both | $93 | $93 | — | — | — | $93 – $93 |
| 3 | Ucare ucare pmap [50283] facility · fee schedule · both | $95 | $95 | — | — | — | $95 – $95 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs pmap [95296] facility · fee schedule · both | $97 | $97 | — | — | — | $97 – $97 |
| 5 | Medica medica choice [90156] facility · fee schedule · both | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare advantage [50299] facility · other · both | $173 | $173 | — | — | — | $173 – $173 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage ppo [50275] facility · other · both | $173 | $173 | — | — | — | $173 – $173 |
| 8 | Medica medica government advantage [50316] facility · other · both | $185 | $185 | — | — | — | $185 – $185 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn [90043] facility · fee schedule · both | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc [50131] facility · fee schedule · both | $287 | $287 | — | — | — | $287 – $287 |
| 11 | Healthpartners hp self insured [91021] facility · case rate · both | $315 | $315 | — | — | 2–20 | $315 – $315 |
| 12 | First Health first health network [95334] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $391 | $391 | $186 | 47% | — | $206 – $577 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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