CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Essentia Health Moose Lake

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$135
about 0.9× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $111–$318
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$313
Well above the fair price
about $178 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $157 Fair price $135 This hospital $313 Cash price $400 Hospital's list price $541

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 $53 Priciest $313

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

A fair price for a Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $135 (about 0.9× the $157 Medicare rate). Essentia Health Moose Lake charges insurers about $313, or about $400 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Moose Lake, 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 $135. 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 $254 - $490 162%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $243 - $313 155%
Aetnamajor $460 293%
Cignamajor $422 269%
HealthPartners $217 - $422 138%
Medica $215 - $443 137%
Sanford Health Plan $232 - $244 148%
Security Health Plan $254 162%
UCare $254 - $356 162%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $111 - $417
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: 4572 County Road 61, Moose Lake, MN 55767
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals