Limited ultrasound scan of aorta and vena cava at Essentia Health Duluth

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ABD DUPLEX SCAN-AORTA

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $258 is 25% above the median hospital's median price ($206), higher than 58% of the 2,193 hospitals reporting CPT 93979. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 93979 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
3	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
4	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$104	$104	—	—	—	$104 – $104
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$173	$173	—	—	—	$173 – $173
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
8	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
9	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$214	$214	—	—	—	$214 – $214
10	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$258	$258	—	—	—	$258 – $258
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$268	$268	—	—	—	$268 – $268
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$268	$268	—	—	—	$268 – $268
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$278	$278	—	—	—	$278 – $278
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$292	$292	—	—	—	$292 – $292
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$293	$293	—	—	—	$293 – $293
16	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$358	$358	—	—	—	$358 – $358
17	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
18	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$377	$377	$19	5%	—	$358 – $396
19	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$426	$426	—	—	—	$426 – $426
20	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
21	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
22	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$463	$463	—	—	—	$463 – $463
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$474	$474	—	—	—	$474 – $474
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$492	$492	—	—	—	$492 – $492
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$551	$551	—	—	—	$551 – $551

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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