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MRI BRAIN WO THEN W CONT
Sheldon, IA
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center’s median price of $3.5k is 306% above the median hospital's median price ($871), higher than 89% 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, 29 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 | Wellmark hmo other · outpatient | $1,013 | $1,013 | $1,013 – $1,013 |
| 2 | Wellmark ppo other · outpatient | $1,116 | $1,116 | $1,116 – $1,116 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,601 | $1,601 | $1,601 – $1,601 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,719 | $1,719 | $1,719 – $1,719 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,736 – $1,736 |
| 6 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,736 – $1,736 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,736 | $1,736 | $1,736 – $1,736 |
| 8 | Wellmark hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,809 | $2,809 | $2,809 – $2,809 |
| 9 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,921 | $2,921 | $2,921 – $2,921 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,010 | $3,010 | $3,010 – $3,010 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,010 | $3,010 | $3,010 – $3,010 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,010 | $3,010 | $3,010 – $3,010 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,010 | $3,010 | $3,010 – $3,010 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,541 | $3,541 | $3,541 – $3,541 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,541 | $3,541 | $3,541 – $3,541 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,541 | $3,541 | $3,541 – $3,541 |
| 17 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,541 | $3,541 | $3,541 – $3,541 |
| 18 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,635 | $4,635 | $4,635 – $4,635 |
| 19 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,635 | $4,635 | $4,635 – $4,635 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,691 | $4,691 | $4,691 – $4,691 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,691 | $4,691 | $4,691 – $4,691 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,882 | $4,882 | $4,882 – $4,882 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,882 | $4,882 | $4,882 – $4,882 |
| 24 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,936 | $4,936 | $4,936 – $4,936 |
| 25 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,936 | $4,936 | $4,936 – $4,936 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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