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MRI L SPINE WO CONTRAST
Fargo, ND
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Sanford Fargo Medical Center’s median price of $1.9k is 237% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 84% 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: 9 payers, 28 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 | Bcbs Mn pmap fee schedule · outpatient | $178.53 | $178.53 | $178.53 – $178.53 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers fee schedule · outpatient | $196.40 | $196.40 | $196.40 – $196.40 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true fee schedule · outpatient | $196.40 | $196.40 | $196.40 – $196.40 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $196.40 | $196.40 | $196.40 – $196.40 |
| 5 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true fee schedule · outpatient | $196.40 | $196.40 | $196.40 – $196.40 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $229.63 | $229.63 | $229.63 – $229.63 |
| 7 | Ucare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $246.55 | $246.55 | $246.55 – $246.55 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $248.97 | $248.97 | $248.97 – $248.97 |
| 9 | Bcbs Mn medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $248.97 | $248.97 | $248.97 – $248.97 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $248.97 | $248.97 | $248.97 – $248.97 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $248.97 | $248.97 | $248.97 – $248.97 |
| 12 | Ucare medicaid managed care fee schedule · outpatient | $256.82 | $256.82 | $256.82 – $256.82 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mn commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $432.69 | $432.69 | $432.69 – $432.69 |
| 14 | Bcbs Nd commercial other · outpatient | $557.88 | $557.88 | $557.88 – $557.88 |
| 15 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,938 | $1,938 | $1,938 – $1,938 |
| 16 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,072 | $2,072 | $2,072 – $2,072 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare csp top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,731 | $2,731 | $2,731 – $2,731 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare csp top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,731 | $2,731 | $2,731 – $2,731 |
| 19 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,027 | $3,027 | $3,027 – $3,027 |
| 20 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,027 | $3,027 | $3,027 – $3,027 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,682 | $3,682 | $3,682 – $3,682 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,682 | $3,682 | $3,682 – $3,682 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,751 | $3,751 | $3,751 – $3,751 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,751 | $3,751 | $3,751 – $3,751 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,876 | $3,876 | $3,876 – $3,876 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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