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Rbc pretx incubatj w/chemicl
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $47 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($66), higher than 14% of the 2,174 hospitals reporting CPT 86970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 16 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 shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $21 | $21 | $4 | 21% | — | $17 – $25 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $22 | $22 | $5 | 21% | — | $17 – $26 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $23 | $23 | $5 | 21% | — | $18 – $28 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $30 | $30 | $6 | 21% | — | $24 – $37 |
| 5 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $33 | $33 | $7 | 21% | — | $26 – $40 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $34 | $34 | $7 | 21% | — | $27 – $41 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $38 | $38 | $8 | 21% | — | $30 – $46 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $43 | $43 | $9 | 21% | — | $34 – $52 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 10 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 11 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 12 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $96 | $96 | — | — | — | $96 – $96 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient | $105 | $105 | — | — | — | $105 – $105 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $105 | $105 | — | — | — | $105 – $105 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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