CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, sinuses

Facility: Essentia Health Deer River

Billing Code: 70486 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$115
about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $106–$151
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$106
About the fair price
about $9 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $115 This hospital $106 Cash price $1,392 Hospital's list price $1,883

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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 $46 Priciest $106

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 CT scan, sinuses is about $115 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Essentia Health Deer River charges insurers about $106, or about $1,392 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Deer River, 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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $723 - $1,318 677%
Aetnamajor $1,601 1499%
Cignamajor $1,469 - $1,501 1375%
HealthPartners $757 - $1,501 709%
Medica $810 758%
Security Health Plan $810 758%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $106 - $1,036
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: 115 10Th Avenue Northeast, Deer River, MN 56636
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals