Emergency department visit at Sanford Webster Hospital

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ED 99281 EMER CASE LEVEL I

Webster, SD

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Sanford Webster Hospital’s median price of $278 is 93% above the median hospital's median price ($144), higher than 74% of the 2,608 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99281 at Sanford Webster Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
2	Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
3	Wellmark medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
4	Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$128	$128	—	—	—	$128 – $128
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$128	$128	—	—	—	$128 – $128
6	Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$205	$205	—	—	—	$205 – $205
7	Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$205	$205	—	—	—	$205 – $205
8	Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$234	$234	—	—	—	$234 – $234
9	Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$234	$234	—	—	—	$234 – $234
10	Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$242	$242	—	—	—	$242 – $242
11	Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$242	$242	—	—	—	$242 – $242
12	Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$276	$276	—	—	—	$276 – $276
13	Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$276	$276	—	—	1–10	$276 – $276
14	Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$309	$309	—	—	—	$309 – $309
15	Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$309	$309	—	—	1–10	$309 – $309
16	UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$313	$313	—	—	—	$313 – $313
17	UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$313	$313	—	—	—	$313 – $313
18	Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$323	$323	—	—	1–10	$323 – $323
19	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$326	$326	—	—	—	$326 – $326
20	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$326	$326	—	—	—	$326 – $326
21	Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$326	$326	—	—	—	$326 – $326
22	Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$329	$329	—	—	—	$329 – $329
23	Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$329	$329	—	—	—	$329 – $329
24	Medica elect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$331	$331	—	—	—	$331 – $331
25	Medica elect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$331	$331	—	—	—	$331 – $331

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Last updated: Mar 4, 2026

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