Reticulocyte and hemoglobin concentrate test 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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BLOOD COUNT RETICULOCYTES AUTO 1/> CELL MEAS

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $36 is 341% above the median hospital's median price ($8), higher than 86% of the 1,964 hospitals reporting CPT 85046. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 85046 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	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
10	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
11	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$31	—	—	—	$31 – $31
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
16	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
19	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
20	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$44	$44	—	—	—	$44 – $44
21	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
22	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$46	$46	$2	5%	—	$44 – $48
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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