CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, ankle

Facility: Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center

Billing Code: 73610 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$95
about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $84–$96
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$95
About the fair price
1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $95 This hospital $95 Cash price $297 Hospital's list price $441

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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 $26 Priciest $95

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a X-ray, ankle is about $95 (about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center charges insurers about $95, or about $297 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 $95 - $336 107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $95 - $336 107%
Aetnamajor $375 422%
Cignamajor $324 364%
HealthPartners $95 - $324 107%
Medica $95 - $321 107%
Sanford Health Plan $189 - $199 213%
Security Health Plan $95 107%
UCare $95 - $290 107%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $88 - $340
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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