Hepatitis C liver fibrosis blood panel at Essentia Health Duluth

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Original text from hospital filings

INFECTIOUS DISEASE,CHRONIC HEP C VIRUS,SIX ASSAYS, UTILIZING SERUM

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $155 is 77% above the median hospital's median price ($88), higher than 74% of the 2,146 hospitals reporting CPT 81596. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 81596 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 bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$72	$72	—	—	—	$72 – $72
7	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
8	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$124	$124	—	—	—	$124 – $124
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
18	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
19	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
20	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$175	$175	$9	5%	—	$166 – $183
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
22	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
25	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$215	$215	—	—	—	$215 – $215

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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