Ultrasound-guided joint or bursa drainage or injection at Essentia Health Duluth

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DRAIN/INJECT MED JOINT/BRUSA W/US GUIDE

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $561 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($820), higher than 21% of the 2,268 hospitals reporting CPT 20606. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20606 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	$241	$241	—	—	—	$241 – $241
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$301	$301	—	—	—	$301 – $301
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$301	$301	—	—	—	$301 – $301
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$301	$301	—	—	—	$301 – $301
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$312	$312	—	—	—	$312 – $312
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$312	$312	—	—	—	$312 – $312
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$329	$329	—	—	—	$329 – $329
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$329	$329	—	—	—	$329 – $329
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$403	$403	—	—	—	$403 – $403
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$414	$414	—	—	—	$414 – $414
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$424	$424	$21	5%	—	$403 – $445
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$479	$479	—	—	—	$479 – $479
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$479	$479	—	—	—	$479 – $479
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$486	$486	—	—	—	$486 – $486
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$521	$521	—	—	—	$521 – $521
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$521	$521	—	—	—	$521 – $521
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$521	$521	—	—	—	$521 – $521
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$533	$533	—	—	—	$533 – $533
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$553	$553	—	—	—	$553 – $553
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$553	$553	—	—	—	$553 – $553
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$619	$619	—	—	—	$619 – $619
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$619	$619	—	—	—	$619 – $619

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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