CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)

Facility: Towner County Medical Center

Billing Code: 99213 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$109

about 1.1× the $95 Medicare rate · typically $65–$185

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$76

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $33 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $95 Fair price $109 This hospital $76 Cash price $260 Hospital's list price $260

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other ND hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $57 Priciest $158

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 Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) is about $109 (about 1.1× the $95 Medicare rate). Towner County Medical Center charges insurers about $76, or about $260 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cando, ND.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$76 - $186	80%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$125 - $180	131%
Aetnamajor	$129 - $574	136%
Medica	$204 - $295	214%
Sanford Health Plan	$204 - $295	214%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 260), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 99213.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Towner County Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 99213.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Towner County Medical Center

Compare: Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) at other ND hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.