CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$130
about 0.8× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $82–$160
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$160
Above the fair price
about $30 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $157 Fair price $130 This hospital $160 Cash price $588 Hospital's list price $735

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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 $53 Priciest $160

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 Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $130 (about 0.8× the $157 Medicare rate). Sanford Bemidji Medical Center charges insurers about $160, or about $588 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Bemidji, MN.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $130. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $160 - $614 102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $160 - $319 102%
Aetnamajor $160 - $603 102%
Cignamajor $662 422%
Health Net $662 422%
HealthPartners $160 - $514 102%
Medica $617 - $661 393%
Sanford Health Plan $148 - $449 94%
Security Health Plan $404 257%
UCare $158 - $517 101%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $163 - $662
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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: 1300 Anne St Nw, Bemidji, MN 56601
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals