Insulin lab test at Essentia Health Duluth

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INSULIN; FREE - REF

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $41 is 133% above the median hospital's median price ($18), higher than 80% of the 2,089 hospitals reporting CPT 83527. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 83527 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	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
8	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
9	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
18	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$42	$42	—	—	—	$42 – $42
19	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$44	$44	—	—	—	$44 – $44
20	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$50	$50	—	—	—	$50 – $50
21	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
22	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$52	$52	$3	5%	—	$50 – $55
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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