Clostridioides difficile test by amplified probe at Essentia Health Duluth

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C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $110 is 80% above the median hospital's median price ($61), higher than 72% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 87493. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87493 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	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
7	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
9	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$88	$88	—	—	—	$88 – $88
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$92	$92	—	—	—	$92 – $92
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100
18	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
20	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
21	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
22	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$129	$129	$6	5%	—	$123 – $136
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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