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MRI L SPINE WO CONTRAST
Aberdeen, SD
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Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center’s median price of $2.5k is 333% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 89% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. 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 | $229.63 | $229.63 | $229.63 – $229.63 |
| 2 | Ucare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $246.55 | $246.55 | $246.55 – $246.55 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $248.97 | $248.97 | $248.97 – $248.97 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $248.97 | $248.97 | $248.97 – $248.97 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $248.97 | $248.97 | $248.97 – $248.97 |
| 6 | Bcbs Nd commercial other · outpatient | $612.17 | $612.17 | $612.17 – $612.17 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo other · outpatient | $738.91 | $738.91 | $738.91 – $738.91 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,804 | $1,804 | $1,804 – $1,804 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,057 | $2,057 | $2,057 – $2,057 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,122 | $2,122 | $2,122 – $2,122 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,419 | $2,419 | $2,419 – $2,419 |
| 12 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,176 | $3,176 | $3,176 – $3,176 |
| 13 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,176 | $3,176 | $3,176 – $3,176 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,335 | $3,335 | $3,335 – $3,335 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,335 | $3,335 | $3,335 – $3,335 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,396 | $3,396 | $3,396 – $3,396 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,396 | $3,396 | $3,396 – $3,396 |
| 18 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,494 | $3,494 | $3,494 – $3,494 |
| 19 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,494 | $3,494 | $3,494 – $3,494 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,660 | $3,660 | $3,660 – $3,660 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,660 | $3,660 | $3,660 – $3,660 |
| 22 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,738 – $3,738 |
| 23 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,738 – $3,738 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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