ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, DX - REF at Essentia Health Duluth

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $802 is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($844), higher than 41% of the 2,135 hospitals reporting CPT 88348. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88348 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	$416	$416	—	—	—	$416 – $416
2	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$500	$500	—	—	—	$500 – $500
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$520	$520	—	—	—	$520 – $520
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$520	$520	—	—	—	$520 – $520
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$520	$520	—	—	—	$520 – $520
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$539	$539	—	—	—	$539 – $539
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$539	$539	—	—	—	$539 – $539
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$566	$566	—	—	—	$566 – $566
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$568	$568	—	—	—	$568 – $568
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$568	$568	—	—	—	$568 – $568
11	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$695	$695	—	—	—	$695 – $695
12	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$714	$714	—	—	—	$714 – $714
13	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$732	$732	$36	5%	—	$695 – $768
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$754	$754	—	—	—	$754 – $754
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$802	$802	—	—	—	$802 – $802
16	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$802	$802	—	—	—	$802 – $802
17	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$802	$802	—	—	—	$802 – $802
18	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$802	$802	—	—	—	$802 – $802
19	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$802	$802	—	—	—	$802 – $802
20	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$827	$827	—	—	—	$827 – $827
21	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$827	$827	—	—	—	$827 – $827
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$839	$839	—	—	—	$839 – $839
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$899	$899	—	—	—	$899 – $899
24	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$899	$899	—	—	—	$899 – $899
25	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$899	$899	—	—	—	$899 – $899

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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