Prostate needle biopsy at Essentia Health Duluth

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BX OF PROSTATE,NEEDLE/PUNCH(T)

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $1.1k is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($2.1k), higher than 25% of the 1,937 hospitals reporting CPT 55700. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 55700 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	$456	$456	—	—	—	$456 – $456
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$548	$548	—	—	—	$548 – $548
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$591	$591	—	—	—	$591 – $591
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$591	$591	—	—	—	$591 – $591
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$620	$620	—	—	—	$620 – $620
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$622	$622	—	—	—	$622 – $622
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$622	$622	—	—	—	$622 – $622
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$762	$762	—	—	—	$762 – $762
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$783	$783	—	—	—	$783 – $783
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$802	$802	$40	5%	—	$762 – $842
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$827	$827	—	—	—	$827 – $827
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$907	$907	—	—	—	$907 – $907
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$907	$907	—	—	—	$907 – $907
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$920	$920	—	—	—	$920 – $920
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$985	$985	—	—	—	$985 – $985
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$985	$985	—	—	—	$985 – $985
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$985	$985	—	—	—	$985 – $985
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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