Surgical pathology examination, highest complexity level at Essentia Health Duluth

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

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $353 is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($384), higher than 37% of the 2,587 hospitals reporting CPT 88307. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88307 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$202	$202	—	—	—	$202 – $202
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$243	$243	—	—	—	$243 – $243
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$253	$253	—	—	—	$253 – $253
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$253	$253	—	—	—	$253 – $253
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$253	$253	—	—	—	$253 – $253
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	—	$275 – $275
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$276	$276	—	—	—	$276 – $276
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$276	$276	—	—	—	$276 – $276
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$338	$338	—	—	—	$338 – $338
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$347	$347	—	—	—	$347 – $347
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
14	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
15	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
16	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
17	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$356	$356	$18	5%	—	$338 – $373
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$367	$367	—	—	—	$367 – $367
20	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$402	$402	—	—	—	$402 – $402
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$402	$402	—	—	—	$402 – $402
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$408	$408	—	—	—	$408 – $408
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437
24	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437
25	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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