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Original text from hospital filings
SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING
Sheldon, IA
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center’s median price of $1.5k is 55% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 72% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 27 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 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $672.03 | $672.03 | $672.03 – $672.03 |
| 2 | Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $721.55 | $721.55 | $721.55 – $721.55 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $728.62 | $728.62 | $728.62 – $728.62 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $728.62 | $728.62 | $728.62 – $728.62 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $728.62 | $728.62 | $728.62 – $728.62 |
| 6 | Wellmark hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,179 | $1,179 | $1,179 – $1,179 |
| 7 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,226 | $1,226 | $1,226 – $1,226 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,263 | $1,263 | $1,263 – $1,263 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,263 | $1,263 | $1,263 – $1,263 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,263 | $1,263 | $1,263 – $1,263 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,263 | $1,263 | $1,263 – $1,263 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,486 | $1,486 | $1,486 – $1,486 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,486 | $1,486 | $1,486 – $1,486 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,486 | $1,486 | $1,486 – $1,486 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,486 | $1,486 | $1,486 – $1,486 |
| 16 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,945 | $1,945 | $1,945 – $1,945 |
| 17 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,945 | $1,945 | $1,945 – $1,945 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,969 | $1,969 | $1,969 – $1,969 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,969 | $1,969 | $1,969 – $1,969 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,049 | $2,049 | $2,049 – $2,049 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,049 | $2,049 | $2,049 – $2,049 |
| 22 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,072 | $2,072 | $2,072 – $2,072 |
| 23 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,072 | $2,072 | $2,072 – $2,072 |
| 24 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,080 | $2,080 | $2,080 – $2,080 |
| 25 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,080 | $2,080 | $2,080 – $2,080 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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