DNA identity testing comparing patient and donor specimens at Essentia Health Duluth

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS USING STR - REF

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $214 is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($256), higher than 7% of the 1,851 hospitals reporting CPT 81265. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 81265 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$111	$111	—	—	—	$111 – $111
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$154	$154	—	—	—	$154 – $154
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$162	$162	$8	5%	—	$154 – $170
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$204	$204	—	—	—	$204 – $204
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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