Urine protein test at Essentia Health Duluth

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PROTEIN, URINE - REF

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $29 is 309% above the median hospital's median price ($7), higher than 77% of the 2,686 hospitals reporting CPT 84156. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 84156 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	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
10	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$19	$19	$5	27%	—	$14 – $24
11	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$22	$22	$6	27%	—	$16 – $28
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23	$23	$6	27%	—	$17 – $29
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$23	$23	$6	27%	—	$17 – $29
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23	$23	$6	27%	—	$17 – $29
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	$6	27%	—	$18 – $30
16	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	$6	27%	—	$18 – $30
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$25	$25	$7	27%	—	$18 – $32
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$25	$25	$7	27%	—	$19 – $32
19	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$25	$25	$7	27%	—	$19 – $32
20	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$31	$8	27%	—	$23 – $39
21	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$9	27%	—	$23 – $40
22	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$33	$9	27%	—	$23 – $43
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	$9	27%	—	$25 – $43
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	$10	27%	—	$27 – $47
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	$10	27%	—	$27 – $47

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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