Continuous lumbar plexus nerve block by catheter, posterior approach at Essentia Health Duluth

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INJECT/ANESTHETIC/LUMBAR, CONTINUOUS INFUSE CATH/DAILY MANAGE/ANESTHETIC ADMIN.

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $809 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 18% of the 1,631 hospitals reporting CPT 64449. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 64449 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	$348	$348	—	—	—	$348 – $348
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$418	$418	—	—	—	$418 – $418
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$434	—	—	—	$434 – $434
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$450	$450	—	—	—	$450 – $450
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$450	$450	—	—	—	$450 – $450
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$473	$473	—	—	—	$473 – $473
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$581	$581	—	—	—	$581 – $581
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$596	$596	—	—	—	$596 – $596
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$611	$611	$30	5%	—	$581 – $642
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$630	$630	—	—	—	$630 – $630
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$691	$691	—	—	—	$691 – $691
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$691	$691	—	—	—	$691 – $691
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$701	$701	—	—	—	$701 – $701
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$751	$751	—	—	—	$751 – $751
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$751	$751	—	—	—	$751 – $751
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$751	$751	—	—	—	$751 – $751
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$769	$769	—	—	—	$769 – $769
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$798	$798	—	—	—	$798 – $798
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$798	$798	—	—	—	$798 – $798
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$874	$874	—	—	—	$874 – $874
25	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$874	$874	—	—	—	$874 – $874

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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