Nasogastric tube placement at Essentia Health Duluth

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NASO/OROGASTRIC TUBE(T)

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $455 is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($480), higher than 44% of the 2,316 hospitals reporting CPT 43752. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 43752 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	$272	$272	—	—	—	$272 – $272
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$328	$328	—	—	—	$328 – $328
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$340	$340	—	—	—	$340 – $340
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$340	$340	—	—	—	$340 – $340
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$340	$340	—	—	—	$340 – $340
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$370	$370	—	—	—	$370 – $370
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$372	$372	—	—	—	$372 – $372
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$372	$372	—	—	—	$372 – $372
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
12	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
13	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
14	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
15	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$392	$392	—	—	—	$392 – $392
16	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
17	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$467	$467	—	—	—	$467 – $467
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$479	$479	$24	5%	—	$455 – $503
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$494	$494	—	—	—	$494 – $494
20	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$542	$542	—	—	—	$542 – $542
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$542	$542	—	—	—	$542 – $542
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$549	$549	—	—	—	$549 – $549
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$588	$588	—	—	—	$588 – $588
24	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$588	$588	—	—	—	$588 – $588
25	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$588	$588	—	—	—	$588 – $588

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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