Incisional skin biopsy, single lesion at Essentia Health Duluth

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INCISIONAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, WEDGE); SINGLE LESION

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $325 is 55% below the median hospital's median price ($730), higher than 19% of the 2,281 hospitals reporting CPT 11106. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 11106 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 33 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$140	$140	—	—	—	$140 – $140
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$168	$168	—	—	—	$168 – $168
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$240	$240	—	—	—	$240 – $240
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$246	$246	$12	5%	—	$233 – $258
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$253	$253	—	—	—	$253 – $253
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$278	$278	—	—	—	$278 – $278
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$278	$278	—	—	—	$278 – $278
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$282	$282	—	—	—	$282 – $282
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$302	$302	—	—	—	$302 – $302
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$302	$302	—	—	—	$302 – $302
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$302	$302	—	—	—	$302 – $302
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$309	$309	—	—	—	$309 – $309
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$321	$321	—	—	—	$321 – $321
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$321	$321	—	—	—	$321 – $321
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$359	$359	—	—	—	$359 – $359
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$359	$359	—	—	—	$359 – $359

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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