Aspiration or injection of a ganglion cyst at Essentia Health Duluth

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ASPIRATE/INJ GANGLION CYST

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $290 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($362), higher than 29% of the 2,182 hospitals reporting CPT 20612. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 20612 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	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$151	$151	—	—	—	$151 – $151
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$157	$157	—	—	—	$157 – $157
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$171	$171	—	—	—	$171 – $171
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$210	$210	—	—	—	$210 – $210
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$216	$216	—	—	—	$216 – $216
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$221	$221	$11	5%	—	$210 – $232
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$228	$228	—	—	—	$228 – $228
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$250	$250	—	—	—	$250 – $250
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$250	$250	—	—	—	$250 – $250
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$254	$254	—	—	—	$254 – $254
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$272	$272	—	—	—	$272 – $272
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$272	$272	—	—	—	$272 – $272
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$272	$272	—	—	—	$272 – $272
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$278	$278	—	—	—	$278 – $278
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$289	$289	—	—	—	$289 – $289
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$289	$289	—	—	—	$289 – $289
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290
25	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$290	$290	—	—	—	$290 – $290

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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