Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Tx gastro intub w/asp
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $306 is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($325), higher than 44% of the 2,150 hospitals reporting CPT 43753. 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 | $154 | $154 | — | — | — | $154 – $154 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $160 | $160 | — | — | — | $160 – $160 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $223 | $223 | — | — | — | $223 – $223 |
| 5 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $245 | $245 | — | — | — | $245 – $245 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $248 | $248 | — | — | — | $248 – $248 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $283 | $283 | — | — | — | $283 – $283 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $306 | $306 | — | — | — | $306 – $306 |
| 9 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $306 | $306 | — | — | — | $306 – $306 |
| 10 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $306 | $306 | — | — | — | $306 – $306 |
| 11 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $306 | $306 | — | — | — | $306 – $306 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $306 | $306 | — | — | — | $306 – $306 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $316 | $316 | — | — | — | $316 – $316 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient | $551 | $551 | — | — | — | $551 – $551 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $551 | $551 | — | — | — | $551 – $551 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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