Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
DRAIN EXT EAR ABSC/BLOOD,COMPLIC
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $1.3k is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 27% of the 1,861 hospitals reporting CPT 69005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $570 | $570 | — | — | — | $570 – $570 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $685 | $685 | — | — | — | $685 – $685 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $712 | $712 | — | — | — | $712 – $712 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $712 | $712 | — | — | — | $712 – $712 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $712 | $712 | — | — | — | $712 – $712 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $738 | $738 | — | — | — | $738 – $738 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $738 | $738 | — | — | — | $738 – $738 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $774 | $774 | — | — | — | $774 – $774 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $777 | $777 | — | — | — | $777 – $777 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $777 | $777 | — | — | — | $777 – $777 |
| 11 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $952 | $952 | — | — | — | $952 – $952 |
| 12 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $978 | $978 | — | — | — | $978 – $978 |
| 13 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | $50 | 5% | — | $952 – $1.1k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 19 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 20 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 24 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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