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MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT
Aberdeen, SD
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Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center’s median price of $3.0k is 243% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 85% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 70553. 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, 23 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 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $339.27 | $339.27 | $339.27 – $339.27 |
| 2 | Ucare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $364.27 | $364.27 | $364.27 – $364.27 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $367.84 | $367.84 | $367.84 – $367.84 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $367.84 | $367.84 | $367.84 – $367.84 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $367.84 | $367.84 | $367.84 – $367.84 |
| 6 | Bcbs Nd commercial other · outpatient | $644.81 | $644.81 | $644.81 – $644.81 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo other · outpatient | $1,033 | $1,033 | $1,033 – $1,033 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,165 | $2,165 | $2,165 – $2,165 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,468 | $2,468 | $2,468 – $2,468 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,546 | $2,546 | $2,546 – $2,546 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,904 | $2,904 | $2,904 – $2,904 |
| 12 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,812 | $3,812 | $3,812 – $3,812 |
| 13 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,812 | $3,812 | $3,812 – $3,812 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,002 | $4,002 | $4,002 – $4,002 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,002 | $4,002 | $4,002 – $4,002 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,076 | $4,076 | $4,076 – $4,076 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,076 | $4,076 | $4,076 – $4,076 |
| 18 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,193 | $4,193 | $4,193 – $4,193 |
| 19 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,193 | $4,193 | $4,193 – $4,193 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,393 | $4,393 | $4,393 – $4,393 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,393 | $4,393 | $4,393 – $4,393 |
| 22 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,486 | $4,486 | $4,486 – $4,486 |
| 23 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,486 | $4,486 | $4,486 – $4,486 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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