Epidural blood patch injection at Essentia Health Duluth

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INJ,LUMB EPIDUR,BLOOD/CLOT PATCH

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $955 is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($938), higher than 51% of the 2,400 hospitals reporting CPT 62273. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 62273 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	$572	$572	—	—	—	$572 – $572
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
7	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$687	$687	—	—	—	$687 – $687
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$714	$714	—	—	—	$714 – $714
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$714	$714	—	—	—	$714 – $714
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$714	$714	—	—	—	$714 – $714
11	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$741	$741	—	—	—	$741 – $741
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$741	$741	—	—	—	$741 – $741
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$777	$777	—	—	—	$777 – $777
14	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$780	$780	—	—	—	$780 – $780
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$780	$780	—	—	—	$780 – $780
16	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$955	$955	—	—	—	$955 – $955
17	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$981	$981	—	—	—	$981 – $981
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	$50	5%	—	$955 – $1.1k
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
22	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
24	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
25	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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