Ultrasound tissue characterization of the same organ or tissue at Essentia Health Duluth

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QUANT US TISSUE CHARACT W DX US TC

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $637 is 340% above the median hospital's median price ($145), higher than 94% of the 632 hospitals reporting CPT 0690T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 0690T at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 26 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$316	$316	—	—	—	$316 – $316
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$380	$380	—	—	—	$380 – $380
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$395	$395	—	—	—	$395 – $395
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$395	$395	—	—	—	$395 – $395
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$395	$395	—	—	—	$395 – $395
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$410	$410	—	—	—	$410 – $410
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$410	$410	—	—	—	$410 – $410
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$430	$430	—	—	—	$430 – $430
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$431	$431	—	—	—	$431 – $431
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$431	$431	—	—	—	$431 – $431
12	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
13	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$542	$542	—	—	—	$542 – $542
14	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$556	$556	$28	5%	—	$528 – $584
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$573	$573	—	—	—	$573 – $573
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$628	$628	—	—	—	$628 – $628
17	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$628	$628	—	—	—	$628 – $628
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$637	$637	—	—	—	$637 – $637
19	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$683	$683	—	—	—	$683 – $683
20	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$683	$683	—	—	—	$683 – $683
21	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$683	$683	—	—	—	$683 – $683
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$699	$699	—	—	—	$699 – $699
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$726	$726	—	—	—	$726 – $726
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$726	$726	—	—	—	$726 – $726
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$812	$812	—	—	—	$812 – $812

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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