Trauma team activation
Facility: Essentia Health
Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,323 compared to the $1,353 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.98× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 ND hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ND hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,353 (about 1.0× the $1,362 Medicare rate). Essentia Health charges insurers about $1,323, or about $2,311 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fargo, ND.
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
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 | $1,323 - $2,456 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,323 - $3,128 | 97% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,619 | 192% |
| Cignamajor | $2,064 | 152% |
| HealthPartners | $1,199 - $2,064 | 88% |
| Medica | $826 - $1,953 | 61% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $1,321 - $2,343 | 97% |
| Security Health Plan | $1,323 | 97% |
| UCare | $1,323 - $2,027 | 97% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $1,320 - $2,372 |
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Other Procedures at Essentia Health
Compare: Trauma team activation at other ND hospitals
- Linton Hospital - Cah · Linton $607
- Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center · Elgin $695
- CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson · Dickinson $1,077
- Garrison Memorial Hospital · Garrison $1,153
- CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake $1,275
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $1,362
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $1,363
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $1,363
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Essentia Health (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,118
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $1,118).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,311) Beats Your Bill
Essentia Health's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,311 (vs. $1,323 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,353 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($3,081) is $1,728 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,353) and 2.3× the $1,362 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.