Blood or urine test for 2 to 5 amino acids at Essentia Health Duluth

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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AMINO ACIDS-2-5 QUANT - REF

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $131 is 483% above the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 90% of the 1,752 hospitals reporting CPT 82136. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 82136 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	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
10	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
11	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$116	$116	—	—	—	$116 – $116
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
16	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$131	$131	—	—	—	$131 – $131
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$131	$131	—	—	—	$131 – $131
19	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$131	$131	—	—	—	$131 – $131
20	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$161	$161	—	—	—	$161 – $161
21	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
22	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$169	$169	$8	5%	—	$161 – $178
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191

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