Bone density scan (DXA) at Essentia Health Duluth

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DXA, BONE DENSITY STUDY, HIPS/PELV/SPINE

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $427 is 177% above the median hospital's median price ($154), higher than 87% of the 2,569 hospitals reporting CPT 77080. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 77080 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 · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
3	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
4	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$173	$173	—	—	—	$173 – $173
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
8	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
9	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$313	$313	—	—	—	$313 – $313
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$377	$377	—	—	—	$377 – $377
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$391	$391	—	—	—	$391 – $391
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$391	$391	—	—	—	$391 – $391
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$391	$391	—	—	—	$391 – $391
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$406	$406	—	—	—	$406 – $406
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$406	$406	—	—	—	$406 – $406
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$426	$426	—	—	—	$426 – $426
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$427	$427	—	—	—	$427 – $427
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$427	$427	—	—	—	$427 – $427
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$523	$523	—	—	—	$523 – $523
20	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$537	$537	—	—	—	$537 – $537
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$551	$551	$27	5%	—	$523 – $578
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$568	$568	—	—	—	$568 – $568
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$622	$622	—	—	—	$622 – $622
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$622	$622	—	—	—	$622 – $622
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$631	$631	—	—	—	$631 – $631

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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