CMS Price Transparency Data

Neurobehavioral status check

Facility: Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

Billing Code: 96116 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$224

about 1.0× the $221 Medicare rate · typically $133–$315

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$315

Above the fair price

about $91 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $221 Fair price $224 This hospital $315

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $81 Priciest $315

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

A fair price for a Neurobehavioral status check is about $224 (about 1.0× the $221 Medicare rate). Sanford Bemidji Medical Center charges insurers about $315 — 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 $224. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$315	143%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$226 - $1,110	102%
Aetnamajor	$315	143%
HealthPartners	$315	143%
Sanford Health Plan	$290	131%
UCare	$312 - $327	141%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$321 - $343

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 96116.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Sanford Bemidji Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96116.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.