Rapid strep A test at Essentia Health Duluth

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

STREP A ASSAY W/OPTIC

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $41 is 64% above the median hospital's median price ($25), higher than 71% of the 2,463 hospitals reporting CPT 87880. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87880 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	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
5	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
7	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
8	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	—	—	—	$34 – $34
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
18	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
19	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
20	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$47	$47	$2	5%	—	$45 – $49
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$49	$49	—	—	—	$49 – $49
22	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$54	$54	—	—	—	$54 – $54

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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