CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, shoulder

Facility: Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center

Billing Code: 73030 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$94
about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $53–$316
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$88
About the fair price
about $6 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $94 This hospital $88 Cash price $239 Hospital's list price $324

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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 $25 Priciest $88

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

A fair price for a X-ray, shoulder is about $94 (about 1.1× the $89 Medicare rate). Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center charges insurers about $88, or about $239 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Aurora, 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 $126 - $293 142%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $124 - $260 139%
Aetnamajor $275 309%
Cignamajor $253 - $258 285%
HealthPartners $126 - $258 142%
Medica $126 - $265 142%
Sanford Health Plan $139 - $146 156%
Security Health Plan $126 - $324 142%
UCare $126 - $213 142%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $88 - $279
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: 5211 Highway 110, Aurora, MN 55705
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals