Destruction of precancerous skin lesion at Essentia Health Duluth

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Original text from hospital filings

DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,1ST LESION

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $195 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($214), higher than 37% of the 2,106 hospitals reporting CPT 17000. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 17000 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$109	$109	—	—	—	$109 – $109
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
5	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
7	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
8	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
9	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$156	$156	—	—	—	$156 – $156
10	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$159	$159	$8	5%	—	$152 – $167
11	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
13	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
14	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
15	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
16	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
17	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$196	$196	—	—	—	$196 – $196
18	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$196	$196	—	—	—	$196 – $196
19	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$196	$196	—	—	—	$196 – $196
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$201	$201	—	—	—	$201 – $201
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
22	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
24	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$352	$352	—	—	—	$352 – $352
25	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$352	$352	—	—	—	$352 – $352

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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