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MRI L SPINE WO CONTRAST
Sheldon, IA
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Sanford Sheldon 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, 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 | $720.11 | $720.11 | $720.11 – $720.11 |
| 2 | Wellmark ppo other · outpatient | $798.18 | $798.18 | $798.18 – $798.18 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,128 | $1,128 | $1,128 – $1,128 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,211 | $1,211 | $1,211 – $1,211 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,223 | $1,223 | $1,223 – $1,223 |
| 6 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,223 | $1,223 | $1,223 – $1,223 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,223 | $1,223 | $1,223 – $1,223 |
| 8 | Wellmark hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,979 | $1,979 | $1,979 – $1,979 |
| 9 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,058 | $2,058 | $2,058 – $2,058 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,120 | $2,120 | $2,120 – $2,120 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,120 | $2,120 | $2,120 – $2,120 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,120 | $2,120 | $2,120 – $2,120 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,120 | $2,120 | $2,120 – $2,120 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,494 | $2,494 | $2,494 – $2,494 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,494 | $2,494 | $2,494 – $2,494 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,494 | $2,494 | $2,494 – $2,494 |
| 17 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,494 | $2,494 | $2,494 – $2,494 |
| 18 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,265 | $3,265 | $3,265 – $3,265 |
| 19 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,265 | $3,265 | $3,265 – $3,265 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,304 | $3,304 | $3,304 – $3,304 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,304 | $3,304 | $3,304 – $3,304 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,439 | $3,439 | $3,439 – $3,439 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,439 | $3,439 | $3,439 – $3,439 |
| 24 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,477 | $3,477 | $3,477 – $3,477 |
| 25 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,477 | $3,477 | $3,477 – $3,477 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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