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SURG PATH LEVEL IV - REF
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $202 is 133% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 80% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $52.44 | $52.44 | $52.44 – $52.44 |
| 2 | Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $52.44 | $52.44 | $52.44 – $52.44 |
| 3 | Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $52.44 | $52.44 | $52.44 – $52.44 |
| 4 | Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $52.44 | $52.44 | $52.44 – $52.44 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $52.44 | $52.44 | $52.44 – $52.44 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85.24 | $85.24 | $85.24 – $85.24 |
| 7 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient | $94.61 | $94.61 | $94.61 – $94.61 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $94.61 | $94.61 | $94.61 – $94.61 |
| 9 | Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111.88 | $111.88 | $102.94 – $120.82 |
| 10 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $134.53 | $134.53 | $123.78 – $145.27 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $139.77 | $139.77 | $128.60 – $150.93 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $139.80 | $139.80 | $128.63 – $150.96 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $139.80 | $139.80 | $128.63 – $150.96 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $144.97 | $144.97 | $133.39 – $156.55 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $144.97 | $144.97 | $133.39 – $156.55 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.10 | $152.10 | $139.95 – $164.25 |
| 17 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $152.61 | $152.61 | $140.42 – $164.80 |
| 18 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.61 | $152.61 | $140.42 – $164.80 |
| 19 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $186.92 | $186.92 | $171.98 – $201.85 |
| 20 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $191.99 | $191.99 | $176.65 – $207.32 |
| 21 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195.94 | $196.72 | $171.98 – $223.02 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $202.80 | $202.80 | $186.60 – $219.00 |
| 23 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $222.41 | $222.41 | $204.64 – $240.17 |
| 24 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $222.41 | $222.41 | $204.64 – $240.17 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $225.58 | $225.58 | $207.56 – $243.60 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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