Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Insert emergency airway
Duluth, MN
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital’s median price of $132 is 68% below the median hospital's median price ($414), higher than 4% of the 2,458 hospitals reporting CPT 31500. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 24 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Ucare ucare minnesota medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $94.78 | $94.78 | $94.78 – $94.78 |
| 2 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · both | $99.41 | $99.41 | $99.41 – $99.41 |
| 3 | Medica medica minnesota medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $99.41 | $99.41 | $99.41 – $99.41 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare wisconsin medicaid plans fee schedule · both | $101.82 | $101.82 | $101.82 – $101.82 |
| 5 | Ucare ucare medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $104.38 | $104.38 | $104.38 – $104.38 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage esa fee schedule · both | $124.26 | $124.26 | $124.26 – $124.26 |
| 7 | Medica medica medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $124.26 | $124.26 | $124.26 – $124.26 |
| 8 | Bcbs Mn blue cross medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $124.27 | $124.27 | $124.27 – $124.27 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $125.51 | $125.51 | $125.51 – $125.51 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare va community care network fee schedule · both | $126.80 | $126.80 | $126.80 – $126.80 |
| 11 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plans fee schedule · both | $126.83 | $126.83 | $126.83 – $126.83 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $128.19 | $128.19 | $128.19 – $128.19 |
| 13 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · both | $132.34 | $132.34 | $132.34 – $132.34 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $245.22 | $245.22 | $245.22 – $245.22 |
| 15 | Healthpartners healthpartners medicare advantage plans fee schedule · outpatient | $250.12 | $250.12 | $250.12 – $250.12 |
| 16 | Aetna medicare advantage esa fee schedule · outpatient | $252.57 | $252.57 | $252.57 – $252.57 |
| 17 | Humana humana medicare ppo/pos/hmo network plans fee schedule · outpatient | $257.48 | $257.48 | $257.48 – $257.48 |
| 18 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota state employee plan fee schedule · outpatient | $311.59 | $311.59 | $311.59 – $311.59 |
| 19 | Healthpartners healthpartners commercial ppo fee schedule · both | $340.56 | $340.56 | $340.56 – $340.56 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare hmo/ppo/pos/epo networks fee schedule · both | $365.84 | $365.84 | $365.84 – $365.84 |
| 21 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · both | $371.49 | $371.49 | $371.49 – $371.49 |
| 22 | Anthem anthem blue commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $490.44 | $490.44 | $490.44 – $490.44 |
| 23 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $512.95 | $512.95 | $512.95 – $512.95 |
| 24 | Bcbs Mn blue cross minnesota federal employee program fee schedule · outpatient | $512.95 | $512.95 | $512.95 – $512.95 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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