Drainage of a gland abscess at Essentia Health Duluth

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

I&D BARTHOLIN GLAND ABSCESS

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $197 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($293), higher than 17% of the 2,341 hospitals reporting CPT 56420. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 56420 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	$147	$147	—	—	—	$147 – $147
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$177	$177	—	—	—	$177 – $177
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$184	$184	—	—	—	$184 – $184
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$184	$184	—	—	—	$184 – $184
5	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
7	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
8	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
9	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
10	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
12	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
13	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
14	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
15	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$258	$258	$13	5%	—	$246 – $271
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$292	$292	—	—	—	$292 – $292
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$313	$313	—	—	—	$313 – $313
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$317	$317	—	—	—	$317 – $317
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$317	$317	—	—	—	$317 – $317
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$317	$317	—	—	—	$317 – $317
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$325	$325	—	—	—	$325 – $325
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$337	$337	—	—	—	$337 – $337
23	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$356	$356	—	—	—	$356 – $356
24	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$356	$356	—	—	—	$356 – $356
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$377	$377	—	—	—	$377 – $377

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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