Cytopathology specimen concentration technique at Essentia Health Duluth

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CYTOPATH/CONCENTRATION TECH

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $99 is 54% above the median hospital's median price ($65), higher than 69% of the 2,340 hospitals reporting CPT 88108. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88108 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 33 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 medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
3	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
4	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
8	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
9	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$73	$73	—	—	—	$73 – $73
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$88	$88	—	—	—	$88 – $88
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$122	$122	—	—	—	$122 – $122
20	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$125	$125	—	—	—	$125 – $125
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$128	$128	$6	5%	—	$122 – $134
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$132	$132	—	—	—	$132 – $132
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$145	$145	—	—	—	$145 – $145
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$145	$145	—	—	—	$145 – $145
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$147	$147	—	—	—	$147 – $147

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