Surgical pathology tissue examination, level VI at Essentia Health Duluth

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

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $627 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($774), higher than 34% of the 2,448 hospitals reporting CPT 88309. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88309 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	$269	$269	—	—	—	$269 – $269
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$324	$324	—	—	—	$324 – $324
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$337	$337	—	—	—	$337 – $337
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$337	$337	—	—	—	$337 – $337
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$337	$337	—	—	—	$337 – $337
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$349	$349	—	—	—	$349 – $349
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$349	$349	—	—	—	$349 – $349
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$366	$366	—	—	—	$366 – $366
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$450	$450	—	—	—	$450 – $450
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$462	$462	—	—	—	$462 – $462
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$474	$474	$24	5%	—	$450 – $497
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$488	$488	—	—	—	$488 – $488
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$536	$536	—	—	—	$536 – $536
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$536	$536	—	—	—	$536 – $536
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$543	$543	—	—	—	$543 – $543
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$582	$582	—	—	—	$582 – $582
19	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$582	$582	—	—	—	$582 – $582
20	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$582	$582	—	—	—	$582 – $582
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$596	$596	—	—	—	$596 – $596
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$619	$619	—	—	—	$619 – $619
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$619	$619	—	—	—	$619 – $619
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$692	$692	—	—	—	$692 – $692
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$692	$692	—	—	—	$692 – $692

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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