X-ray of surgical specimen at Essentia Health Duluth

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X-ray exam surgical specimen

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $492 is 7% below the median hospital's median price ($532), higher than 43% of the 2,408 hospitals reporting CPT 76098. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 76098 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 26 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	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$229	$229	—	—	—	$229 – $229
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
5	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$247	$247	—	—	—	$247 – $247
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$259	$259	—	—	—	$259 – $259
7	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$260	$260	—	—	—	$260 – $260
8	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$319	$319	—	—	—	$319 – $319
9	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$327	$327	—	—	—	$327 – $327
10	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$335	$335	$17	5%	—	$319 – $352
11	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$379	$379	—	—	—	$379 – $379
12	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$412	$412	—	—	—	$412 – $412
13	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$412	$412	—	—	—	$412 – $412
14	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$412	$412	—	—	—	$412 – $412
15	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$422	$422	—	—	—	$422 – $422
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
17	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$490	$490	—	—	—	$490 – $490
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$538	$538	—	—	—	$538 – $538
19	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$538	$538	—	—	—	$538 – $538
20	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$538	$538	—	—	—	$538 – $538
21	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$538	$538	—	—	—	$538 – $538
22	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$538	$538	—	—	—	$538 – $538
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$868	$868	—	—	—	$868 – $868
24	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971
25	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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