Lung diffusion capacity test at Essentia Health Duluth

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C02/MEMBANE DIFFUSE CAPACITY

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $230 is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($219), higher than 52% of the 2,227 hospitals reporting CPT 94729. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 94729 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	$114	$114	—	—	—	$114 – $114
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$137	$137	—	—	—	$137 – $137
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$148	$148	—	—	—	$148 – $148
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$148	$148	—	—	—	$148 – $148
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
12	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
13	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
14	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$200	$200	$10	5%	—	$190 – $210
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$226	$226	—	—	—	$226 – $226
17	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$226	$226	—	—	—	$226 – $226
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$230	$230	—	—	—	$230 – $230
19	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
20	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
21	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$261	$261	—	—	—	$261 – $261
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$261	$261	—	—	—	$261 – $261
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$292	$292	—	—	—	$292 – $292

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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