Tendon injection at origin or insertion at Sanford Wheaton

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SURG 20551 INJ SINGLE TENDON ORIGIN/INSERTION

Wheaton, MN

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Sanford Wheaton’s median price of $444 is 24% above the median hospital's median price ($359), higher than 63% of the 2,164 hospitals reporting CPT 20551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20551 at Sanford Wheaton

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	Bcbs Mn pmap percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
2	Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$263	$263	—	—	—	$263 – $263
3	Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$282	$282	—	—	—	$282 – $282
4	Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
5	Bcbs Mn medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
7	Ucare medicaid managed care case rate · outpatient	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
8	Bcbs Nd commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$359	$359	—	—	—	$359 – $359
9	Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$411	$411	—	—	—	$411 – $411
10	Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$411	$411	—	—	—	$411 – $411
11	UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$435	$435	—	—	—	$435 – $435
12	UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$435	$435	—	—	—	$435 – $435
13	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$453	$453	—	—	—	$453 – $453
14	Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$453	$453	—	—	—	$453 – $453
15	Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$458	$458	—	—	—	$458 – $458
16	Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$458	$458	—	—	—	$458 – $458
17	Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$458	$458	—	—	—	$458 – $458
18	Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$461	$461	—	—	—	$461 – $461
19	MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$469	$469	—	—	—	$469 – $469
20	MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$469	$469	—	—	—	$469 – $469
21	Bcbs Mn commercial/federal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$482	$482	—	—	—	$482 – $482
22	Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers/sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$484	$484	—	—	—	$484 – $484
23	Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers/sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$484	$484	—	—	—	$484 – $484
24	Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$484	$484	—	—	—	$484 – $484
25	Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$484	$484	—	—	—	$484 – $484

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