Surgical pathology tissue examination, level III at Essentia Health Duluth

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LEVEL III - SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION, TECH

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $108 is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($77), higher than 65% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 88304. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88304 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$79	$79	—	—	—	$79 – $79
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$85	$85	—	—	—	$85 – $85
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$95	$95	—	—	—	$95 – $95
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
14	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
17	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
20	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$140	$140	$7	5%	—	$133 – $147
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$158	—	—	—	$158 – $158
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$160	$160	—	—	—	$160 – $160

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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