Bone scan with three-phase imaging at Essentia Health Duluth

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NM BONE IMAGING 3 PHASE

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $884 is 32% above the median hospital's median price ($668), higher than 62% of the 2,494 hospitals reporting CPT 78315. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78315 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 34 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	$394	$394	—	—	—	$394 – $394
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$394	$394	—	—	—	$394 – $394
3	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$394	$394	—	—	—	$394 – $394
4	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$394	$394	—	—	—	$394 – $394
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$394	$394	—	—	—	$394 – $394
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$649	$649	—	—	—	$649 – $649
7	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$649	$649	—	—	—	$649 – $649
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$712	$712	—	—	—	$712 – $712
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$712	$712	—	—	—	$712 – $712
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$781	$781	—	—	—	$781 – $781
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$804	$804	—	—	—	$804 – $804
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$811	$811	—	—	—	$811 – $811
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$811	$811	—	—	—	$811 – $811
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$811	$811	—	—	—	$811 – $811
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$842	$842	—	—	—	$842 – $842
16	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$842	$842	—	—	—	$842 – $842
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$883	$883	—	—	—	$883 – $883
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$886	$886	—	—	—	$886 – $886
19	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$886	$886	—	—	—	$886 – $886
20	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
21	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
22	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	$57	5%	—	$1.1k – $1.2k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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