Lung ventilation and perfusion scan at Essentia Health Duluth

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LUNG VENTILAT&PERFUS IMAGING

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $791 is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($775), higher than 52% of the 2,411 hospitals reporting CPT 78582. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78582 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	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
7	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$570	$570	—	—	—	$570 – $570
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$592	$592	—	—	—	$592 – $592
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$592	$592	—	—	—	$592 – $592
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$592	$592	—	—	—	$592 – $592
11	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$614	$614	—	—	—	$614 – $614
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$614	$614	—	—	—	$614 – $614
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$644	$644	—	—	—	$644 – $644
14	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$646	$646	—	—	—	$646 – $646
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$646	$646	—	—	—	$646 – $646
16	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$791	$791	—	—	—	$791 – $791
17	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$813	$813	—	—	—	$813 – $813
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$833	$833	$42	5%	—	$791 – $874
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$850	$850	—	—	—	$850 – $850
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$859	$859	—	—	—	$859 – $859
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$942	$942	—	—	—	$942 – $942
22	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$942	$942	—	—	—	$942 – $942
23	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$953	$953	—	—	—	$953 – $953
24	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$953	$953	—	—	—	$953 – $953
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$955	$955	—	—	—	$955 – $955

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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