X-ray of spine, one view at Essentia Health Duluth

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X-RAY EXAM ENTIRE SPINE 1VW

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $209 is 78% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 77% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 72081. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 72081 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
3	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
4	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
7	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$153	$153	—	—	—	$153 – $153
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$156	$156	—	—	—	$156 – $156
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$156	$156	—	—	—	$156 – $156
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$184	$184	—	—	—	$184 – $184
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$192	$192	—	—	—	$192 – $192
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$192	$192	—	—	—	$192 – $192
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$209	$209	—	—	—	$209 – $209
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$209	$209	—	—	—	$209 – $209
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$256	$256	—	—	—	$256 – $256
20	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$263	$263	—	—	—	$263 – $263
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$269	$269	$13	5%	—	$256 – $283
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$278	$278	—	—	—	$278 – $278
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$309	$309	—	—	—	$309 – $309

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