CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, shoulder

Facility: Essentia Health

Billing Code: 73030 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$87
about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $76–$89
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$88
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $87 This hospital $88 Cash price $265 Hospital's list price $353

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other ND hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $26 Priciest $118

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ND 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 X-ray, shoulder is about $87 (about 1.0× the $89 Medicare rate). Essentia Health charges insurers about $88, or about $265 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 - $281 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $88 - $238 99%
Aetnamajor $300 337%
Cignamajor $237 267%
HealthPartners $88 - $237 99%
Medica $88 - $224 99%
Sanford Health Plan $151 - $159 170%
Security Health Plan $88 99%
UCare $88 - $232 99%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans $88 - $272
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