Brain fluid drainage shunt placement at Essentia Health Duluth

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BRAIN SHUNT TUBE/RESERV INJ(T)

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $619 is 28% below the median hospital's median price ($860), higher than 20% of the 1,942 hospitals reporting CPT 61070. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 61070 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	$266	$266	—	—	—	$266 – $266
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$320	$320	—	—	—	$320 – $320
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$333	$333	—	—	—	$333 – $333
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$333	$333	—	—	—	$333 – $333
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$345	$345	—	—	—	$345 – $345
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$345	$345	—	—	—	$345 – $345
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$362	$362	—	—	—	$362 – $362
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$363	$363	—	—	—	$363 – $363
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$363	$363	—	—	—	$363 – $363
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$445	$445	—	—	—	$445 – $445
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$457	$457	—	—	—	$457 – $457
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$468	$468	$23	5%	—	$445 – $491
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$482	$482	—	—	—	$482 – $482
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$529	$529	—	—	—	$529 – $529
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$529	$529	—	—	—	$529 – $529
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$537	$537	—	—	—	$537 – $537
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$575	$575	—	—	—	$575 – $575
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$575	$575	—	—	—	$575 – $575
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$575	$575	—	—	—	$575 – $575
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$589	$589	—	—	—	$589 – $589
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$611	$611	—	—	—	$611 – $611
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$611	$611	—	—	—	$611 – $611
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
25	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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