CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)

Facility: Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center

Billing Code: 99214 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$174
about 1.3× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $84–$219
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$173
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $136 Fair price $174 This hospital $173 Cash price $215 Hospital's list price $320

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $82 Priciest $173

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) is about $174 (about 1.3× the $136 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center charges insurers about $173, or about $215 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brainerd, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $123 - $364 91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $72 - $335 53%
Aetnamajor $137 - $406 101%
Cignamajor $118 - $351 87%
HealthPartners $69 - $351 51%
Medica $51 - $348 38%
Sanford Health Plan $69 - $216 51%
UCare $106 - $315 78%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $72 - $368
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 523 North 3Rd Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals