CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, ankle

Facility: Essentia Health

Billing Code: 73610 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$88
about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $88–$89
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$88
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $88 This hospital $88 Cash price $147 Hospital's list price $196

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 ND hospitals compared.

Cheapest $27 Priciest $115

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

A fair price for a X-ray, ankle is about $88 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Essentia Health charges insurers about $88, or about $147 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

✓ 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 $88 - $156 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $88 - $208 99%
Aetnamajor $167 188%
Cignamajor $131 147%
HealthPartners $76 - $131 85%
Medica $53 - $124 60%
Sanford Health Plan $84 - $156 94%
Security Health Plan $88 99%
UCare $88 - $129 99%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans $88 - $151
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: 3000 32Nd Ave South, Fargo, ND 58104
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals