Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
SELECTIVE DEBRIDEMENT, W/O ANESTHESIA, SURFACE AREA >20 SQ CM
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $267 is 44% above the median hospital's median price ($186), higher than 64% of the 2,264 hospitals reporting CPT 97598. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 9 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $172 | $172 | — | — | — | $172 – $172 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $181 | $181 | — | — | — | $181 – $181 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $240 | $240 | — | — | — | $240 – $240 |
| 6 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $263 | $263 | — | — | — | $263 – $263 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $267 | $267 | — | — | — | $267 – $267 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $304 | $304 | — | — | — | $304 – $304 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $340 | $340 | — | — | — | $340 – $340 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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