Removal devitalized tissue non-selective debridement without anesthesia per session at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center

118 N 7th Ave, Sheldon, IA · Sanford Health · · NPI 1841200623

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$245.60

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$307.00

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Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$87.50 with Sanford Health Plan Align vs $276.30 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $87.50 ↓ -64%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $93.94 ↓ -62%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $94.86 ↓ -61%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $94.86 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Medicare Replacement $94.86 ↓ -61%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $94.86 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $94.86 ↓ -61%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $96.71 ↓ -61%
Wellmark HMO $153.50 ↓ -38%
Wellmark PPO $159.64 ↓ -35%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/True $164.49 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $164.49 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $168.85 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $193.50 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $193.50 ↓ -21%
Health Partners State Employees $202.62 ↓ -18%
Health Partners Commercial $230.25 ↓ -6%
Medica Choice $253.28 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $256.35 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $266.78 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $269.73 ↑ +10%
Medica Elect $270.77 ↑ +10%
Healthez Commercial $276.30 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $276.30 ↑ +13%
Multiplan Commercial $276.30 ↑ +13%

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Removal devitalized tissue non-selective debridement without anesthesia per session at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $200.40 $190.20 – $217.10
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $300.95 $148.07 – $374.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,125.90 $41.45 – $325.56
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $463.00 $28.35 – $463.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $223.20 $190.20 – $241.80
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $70.80 $86.14 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $300.95 $108.81 – $463.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $245.89 $77.91 – $198.70

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