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Original text from hospital filings
INJECT TENDON ORIGIN/INSERT
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $290 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($359), higher than 30% of the 2,164 hospitals reporting CPT 20551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $115 | $115 | — | — | — | $115 – $115 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $139 | $139 | — | — | — | $139 – $139 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $144 | $144 | — | — | — | $144 – $144 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $144 | $144 | — | — | — | $144 – $144 |
| 5 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $149 | $149 | — | — | — | $149 – $149 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157 | $157 | — | — | — | $157 – $157 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $157 | $157 | — | — | — | $157 – $157 |
| 8 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $192 | $192 | — | — | — | $192 – $192 |
| 9 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 10 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $203 | $203 | $10 | 5% | — | $192 – $213 |
| 11 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $229 | $229 | — | — | — | $229 – $229 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $249 | $249 | — | — | — | $249 – $249 |
| 13 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $249 | $249 | — | — | — | $249 – $249 |
| 14 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $249 | $249 | — | — | — | $249 – $249 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $264 | $264 | — | — | — | $264 – $264 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
| 18 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
| 19 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
| 20 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $296 | $296 | — | — | — | $296 – $296 |
| 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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