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Original text from hospital filings
RADIOPH LOCLZJ TUM SPECT 2 AREA 1D IMG/1 AREA IMG>2+D
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $1.3k is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 24% of the 1,818 hospitals reporting CPT 78831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $678 | $678 | — | — | — | $678 – $678 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $705 | $705 | — | — | — | $705 – $705 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $705 | $705 | — | — | — | $705 – $705 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $705 | $705 | — | — | — | $705 – $705 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $731 | $731 | — | — | — | $731 – $731 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $731 | $731 | — | — | — | $731 – $731 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $767 | $767 | — | — | — | $767 – $767 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $769 | $769 | — | — | — | $769 – $769 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $769 | $769 | — | — | — | $769 – $769 |
| 11 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $942 | $942 | — | — | — | $942 – $942 |
| 12 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $968 | $968 | — | — | — | $968 – $968 |
| 13 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $992 | $992 | $49 | 5% | — | $942 – $1.0k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 15 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 16 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 19 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 20 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 23 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 24 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 25 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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