Percutaneous gastrostomy tube replacement at Essentia Health Duluth

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REPLACE G/C TUBE PERC(T)

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $920 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 29% of the 2,244 hospitals reporting CPT 49450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49450 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	$518	$518	—	—	—	$518 – $518
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$622	$622	—	—	—	$622 – $622
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$647	$647	—	—	—	$647 – $647
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$647	$647	—	—	—	$647 – $647
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$647	$647	—	—	—	$647 – $647
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$671	$671	—	—	—	$671 – $671
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$671	$671	—	—	—	$671 – $671
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$704	$704	—	—	—	$704 – $704
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$706	$706	—	—	—	$706 – $706
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$706	$706	—	—	—	$706 – $706
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$865	$865	—	—	—	$865 – $865
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$888	$888	—	—	—	$888 – $888
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$910	$910	$45	5%	—	$865 – $956
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$920	$920	—	—	—	$920 – $920
15	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$920	$920	—	—	—	$920 – $920
16	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$920	$920	—	—	—	$920 – $920
17	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$920	$920	—	—	—	$920 – $920
18	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$920	$920	—	—	—	$920 – $920
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$938	$938	—	—	—	$938 – $938
20	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
24	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
25	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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