Fine needle aspiration cytopathology evaluation at Essentia Health Duluth

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TECH-CYTOPATH EVAL, FNA, REP

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $163 is 52% above the median hospital's median price ($107), higher than 70% of the 2,508 hospitals reporting CPT 88173. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88173 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	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
3	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
4	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$52	$52	—	—	—	$52 – $52
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$85	$85	—	—	—	$85 – $85
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
8	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
9	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$120	$120	—	—	—	$120 – $120
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$150	$150	—	—	—	$150 – $150
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$150	$150	—	—	—	$150 – $150
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$150	$150	—	—	—	$150 – $150
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
20	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$211	$211	$11	5%	—	$200 – $221
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$217	$217	—	—	—	$217 – $217
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$242	$242	—	—	—	$242 – $242

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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