# Essentia Health Fosston

Essentia Health Fosston is a nonprofit critical access hospital in Fosston, Minnesota. Its CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 241357 and its NPI is 1497850119.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/hospitals/minnesota/essentia-health-fosston-241357

## Profile

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Legal business name | First Care Medical Services |
| Hospital type | Critical Access Hospital |
| Ownership | Nonprofit |
| CCN | 241357 |
| NPI | 1497850119 |
| Tax ID (EIN) | 41-0706143 (FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES) |
| Address | 900 Hilligoss Blvd SE, Fosston, MN 56542 |
| County | Polk |
| Phone | (218) 435-1133 |

## Quality

- CMS overall star rating: Not rated
- Emergency services: Yes
- Mortality: 0 better, 1 no different, 0 worse than national
- Readmissions: 0 better, 1 no different, 0 worse than national

## UnitedHealthcare physician rates

Median in-network rate for clinicians billing at this hospital (professional, global, no modifier), compared with the Minnesota median across hospitals.

| Service | Code | Median | Range | Minnesota percentile | Minnesota median |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emergency room visit, high severity | 99285 | $435 | $388–$455, 3 rates | 66th | $350 |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | 74177 | $862 | $733–$935, 9 rates | 69th | $576 |
| MRI, brain, with and without contrast | 70553 | $961 | $817–$1,041, 9 rates | 69th | $682 |
| Colonoscopy, diagnostic | 45378 | $768 | $425–$944, 9 rates | 67th | $595 |

Full rates for every billing code, facility and professional, inpatient and outpatient, across UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and BCBS: https://www.med-reveal.com/login

## Medicare-certified units

- Essentia Health Fosston (Swing-bed unit), CCN 24Z357

## Sources

- CMS Hospital Enrollments (PECOS): CCN, NPI, type, ownership, address, units. https://data.cms.gov/provider-characteristics/hospitals-and-other-facilities/hospital-enrollments
- CMS Hospital General Information: star rating, emergency services, quality measures. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u
- UnitedHealthcare Transparency in Coverage files: physician (professional) negotiated rates, global (no modifier). https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/