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Clearance of airways
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $200 is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 29% of the 2,039 hospitals reporting CPT 31720. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 16 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $118.70 | $118.70 | $118.70 – $118.70 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $123.09 | $123.09 | $123.09 – $123.09 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $129.58 | $129.58 | $129.58 – $129.58 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $172.20 | $172.20 | $172.20 – $172.20 |
| 5 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $188.85 | $188.85 | $188.85 – $188.85 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $191.54 | $191.54 | $191.54 – $191.54 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $199.61 | $199.61 | $199.61 – $199.61 |
| 8 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $199.61 | $199.61 | $199.61 – $199.61 |
| 9 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $199.61 | $199.61 | $199.61 – $199.61 |
| 10 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $199.61 | $199.61 | $199.61 – $199.61 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $199.61 | $199.61 | $199.61 – $199.61 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $218.12 | $218.12 | $218.12 – $218.12 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $243.95 | $243.95 | $243.95 – $243.95 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $335.52 | $335.52 | $335.52 – $335.52 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient | $360.17 | $360.17 | $360.17 – $360.17 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $360.17 | $360.17 | $360.17 – $360.17 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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