Thoracic paravertebral nerve block, single injection at Essentia Health Duluth

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PVB THORACIC SINGLE INJECTION SITE W/IMG GID

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $638 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($879), higher than 20% of the 1,847 hospitals reporting CPT 64461. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 64461 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	$274	$274	—	—	—	$274 – $274
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$330	$330	—	—	—	$330 – $330
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$342	$342	—	—	—	$342 – $342
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$342	$342	—	—	—	$342 – $342
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$342	$342	—	—	—	$342 – $342
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$373	$373	—	—	—	$373 – $373
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$374	$374	—	—	—	$374 – $374
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$374	$374	—	—	—	$374 – $374
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$458	$458	—	—	—	$458 – $458
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$470	$470	—	—	—	$470 – $470
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$482	$482	$24	5%	—	$458 – $506
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$545	$545	—	—	—	$545 – $545
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$545	$545	—	—	—	$545 – $545
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$553	$553	—	—	—	$553 – $553
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$592	$592	—	—	—	$592 – $592
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$592	$592	—	—	—	$592 – $592
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$592	$592	—	—	—	$592 – $592
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$606	$606	—	—	—	$606 – $606
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$629	$629	—	—	—	$629 – $629
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$629	$629	—	—	—	$629 – $629
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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