Breast lesion drainage at Essentia Health Duluth

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PUNC/ASPIR BREAST CYST(T)

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $528 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($784), higher than 23% of the 2,337 hospitals reporting CPT 19000. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 19000 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	$227	$227	—	—	—	$227 – $227
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$273	$273	—	—	—	$273 – $273
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$309	$309	—	—	—	$309 – $309
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$379	$379	—	—	—	$379 – $379
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$390	$390	—	—	—	$390 – $390
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$399	$399	$20	5%	—	$379 – $419
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$412	$412	—	—	—	$412 – $412
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$451	$451	—	—	—	$451 – $451
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$451	$451	—	—	—	$451 – $451
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$458	$458	—	—	—	$458 – $458
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$490	$490	—	—	—	$490 – $490
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$490	$490	—	—	—	$490 – $490
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$490	$490	—	—	—	$490 – $490
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$502	$502	—	—	—	$502 – $502
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$521	$521	—	—	—	$521 – $521
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$521	$521	—	—	—	$521 – $521
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$583	$583	—	—	—	$583 – $583
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$583	$583	—	—	—	$583 – $583

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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