Interferon-gamma release assay for tuberculosis at Essentia Health Duluth

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TB TEST ENUMERATION OF T-CELLS - REF

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $64 is 39% below the median hospital's median price ($106), higher than 3% of the 1,962 hospitals reporting CPT 86481. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 86481 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$31	$7	21%	—	$24 – $38
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	$8	21%	—	$29 – $45
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	$8	21%	—	$31 – $47
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	$8	21%	—	$31 – $47
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	$8	21%	—	$31 – $47
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$40	$40	$9	21%	—	$32 – $49
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$40	$40	$9	21%	—	$32 – $49
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$42	$42	$9	21%	—	$33 – $51
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$42	$42	$9	21%	—	$33 – $51
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$42	$42	$9	21%	—	$33 – $51
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$52	$52	$11	21%	—	$41 – $63
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$53	$11	21%	—	$42 – $65
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$54	$55	$12	22%	—	$41 – $70
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$56	$56	$12	21%	—	$44 – $68
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$62	$62	$13	21%	—	$49 – $75
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$62	$62	$13	21%	—	$49 – $75
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$63	$63	$13	21%	—	$49 – $76
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$67	$14	21%	—	$53 – $82
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$67	$14	21%	—	$53 – $82
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$67	$67	$14	21%	—	$53 – $82
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$69	$69	$15	21%	—	$54 – $83
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$71	$71	$15	21%	—	$56 – $87
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$71	$71	$15	21%	—	$56 – $87
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$80	$80	$17	21%	—	$63 – $97
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$80	$80	$17	21%	—	$63 – $97

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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