Lumbar spine diagnostic puncture with imaging guidance at Essentia Health Duluth

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SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DIAG, W/FLUORO OR CT GUIDE

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $732 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($993), higher than 26% of the 2,294 hospitals reporting CPT 62328. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 62328 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	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$527	$527	—	—	—	$527 – $527
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$547	$547	—	—	—	$547 – $547
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$547	$547	—	—	—	$547 – $547
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$547	$547	—	—	—	$547 – $547
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$567	$567	—	—	—	$567 – $567
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$567	$567	—	—	—	$567 – $567
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$595	$595	—	—	—	$595 – $595
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$597	$597	—	—	—	$597 – $597
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$597	$597	—	—	—	$597 – $597
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
12	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
13	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
14	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
15	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
16	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$732	$732	—	—	—	$732 – $732
17	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$751	$751	—	—	—	$751 – $751
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$770	$770	$38	5%	—	$732 – $808
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$794	$794	—	—	—	$794 – $794
20	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$871	$871	—	—	—	$871 – $871
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$871	$871	—	—	—	$871 – $871
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$883	$883	—	—	—	$883 – $883
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$946	$946	—	—	—	$946 – $946
24	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$946	$946	—	—	—	$946 – $946
25	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$946	$946	—	—	—	$946 – $946

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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