Anaerobic bacteria culture identification at Essentia Health Duluth

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LAB ORG ID ANAEROBIC-EACH

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $49 is 238% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 78% of the 2,554 hospitals reporting CPT 87076. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87076 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	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
10	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	$6	15%	—	$32 – $43
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	$6	15%	—	$33 – $45
13	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	$6	15%	—	$35 – $47
14	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
17	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
19	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$47	$47	—	—	—	$47 – $47
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$54	$54	$8	15%	—	$46 – $62
21	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
22	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$60	$60	$9	15%	—	$51 – $68
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$60	$60	$9	15%	—	$51 – $69
25	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$61	$61	$3	5%	—	$58 – $64

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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