Tendon sheath or ligament injection at Essentia Health Duluth

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Original text from hospital filings

INJ TENDON/LIGAMENT/CYST

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $290 is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($368), higher than 28% of the 2,430 hospitals reporting CPT 20550. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20550 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	$160	$160	—	—	—	$160 – $160
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$193	$193	—	—	—	$193 – $193
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
5	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
7	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$219	$219	—	—	—	$219 – $219
8	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$268	$268	—	—	—	$268 – $268
9	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	—	$275 – $275
10	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$282	$282	$14	5%	—	$268 – $296
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
12	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
13	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
14	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
15	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$318	$318	—	—	—	$318 – $318
17	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$346	$346	—	—	—	$346 – $346
18	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$346	$346	—	—	—	$346 – $346
19	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$346	$346	—	—	—	$346 – $346
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$354	$354	—	—	—	$354 – $354
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
22	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$411	$411	—	—	—	$411 – $411
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$466	$466	—	—	—	$466 – $466
24	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$523	$523	—	—	—	$523 – $523
25	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$523	$523	—	—	—	$523 – $523

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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