CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic procedure preparation

Facility: Lakewood Health System

Billing Code: G0279 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$31
about 0.8× the $40 Medicare rate · typically $15–$93
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$31
About the fair price
0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $40 Fair price $31 This hospital $31 Cash price $63 Hospital's list price $101

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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 $15 Priciest $31

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

A fair price for a Diagnostic procedure preparation is about $31 (about 0.8× the $40 Medicare rate). Lakewood Health System charges insurers about $31, or about $63 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Staples, MN.

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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 $27 - $115 67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $27 - $95 67%
Humanamajor $27 - $52 67%
HealthPartners $32 - $121 79%
Medica $28 - $115 69%
UCare $18 - $59 45%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $55 - $123
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: 49725 County Road 83, Staples, MN 56479
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals