X-ray of thigh bone, one view at Essentia Health Duluth

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X-RAY EXAM FEMUR 1 VW

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $138 is 21% above the median hospital's median price ($114), higher than 61% of the 2,384 hospitals reporting CPT 73551. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 73551 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	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
4	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
5	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
7	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
11	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
14	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
16	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$138	$138	—	—	—	$138 – $138
17	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
19	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$146	$7	5%	—	$138 – $153
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$150	$150	—	—	—	$150 – $150
21	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$156	$156	—	—	—	$156 – $156
22	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$156	$156	—	—	—	$156 – $156
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167

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