Manual microdissection of tissue sample at Essentia Health Duluth

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MANUAL MICRODISECTION - REF

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $341 is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($213), higher than 74% of the 1,947 hospitals reporting CPT 88381. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88381 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 26 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 bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$205	$205	—	—	—	$205 – $205
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$220	$220	—	—	—	$220 – $220
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$220	$220	—	—	—	$220 – $220
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$231	$231	—	—	—	$231 – $231
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$232	$232	—	—	—	$232 – $232
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$232	$232	—	—	—	$232 – $232
12	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284
13	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$292	$292	—	—	—	$292 – $292
14	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$299	$299	$15	5%	—	$284 – $314
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$308	$308	—	—	—	$308 – $308
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$338	$338	—	—	—	$338 – $338
17	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$338	$338	—	—	—	$338 – $338
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$343	$343	—	—	—	$343 – $343
19	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
20	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
21	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$376	$376	—	—	—	$376 – $376
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$391	$391	—	—	—	$391 – $391
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$391	$391	—	—	—	$391 – $391
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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