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Original text from hospital filings
RAD EXAM SPINE CERV 2 OR 3 VWS
Wheaton, MN
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Sanford Wheaton’s median price of $340 is 172% above the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 85% of the 2,628 hospitals reporting CPT 72040. 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 | Ucare medicaid managed care case rate · outpatient | $92.45 | $92.45 | $92.45 – $92.45 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mn pmap percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.60 | $96.60 | $96.60 – $96.60 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $201.10 | $201.10 | $201.10 – $201.10 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $215.86 | $215.86 | $215.86 – $215.86 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $217.85 | $217.85 | $217.85 – $217.85 |
| 6 | Bcbs Mn medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $217.85 | $217.85 | $217.85 – $217.85 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $217.85 | $217.85 | $217.85 – $217.85 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nd commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $274.63 | $274.63 | $274.63 – $274.63 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $314.97 | $314.97 | $314.97 – $314.97 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $314.97 | $314.97 | $314.97 – $314.97 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $333.17 | $333.17 | $333.17 – $333.17 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $333.17 | $333.17 | $333.17 – $333.17 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $346.73 | $346.73 | $346.73 – $346.73 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $346.73 | $346.73 | $346.73 – $346.73 |
| 15 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $350.56 | $350.56 | $350.56 – $350.56 |
| 16 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $350.56 | $350.56 | $350.56 – $350.56 |
| 17 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $350.72 | $350.72 | $350.72 – $350.72 |
| 18 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $352.72 | $352.72 | $352.72 – $352.72 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $359.10 | $359.10 | $359.10 – $359.10 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $359.10 | $359.10 | $359.10 – $359.10 |
| 21 | Bcbs Mn commercial/federal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $369.15 | $369.15 | $369.15 – $369.15 |
| 22 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers/sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $370.55 | $370.55 | $370.55 – $370.55 |
| 23 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers/sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $370.55 | $370.55 | $370.55 – $370.55 |
| 24 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $370.55 | $370.55 | $370.55 – $370.55 |
| 25 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $370.55 | $370.55 | $370.55 – $370.55 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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