Technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin scan at Essentia Health Duluth

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TC99M ALBUMIN AGGR 1 MCI

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $506 is 238% above the median hospital's median price ($150), higher than 84% of the 2,028 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9540 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	$251	$251	—	—	—	$251 – $251
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$302	$302	—	—	—	$302 – $302
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$313	$313	—	—	—	$313 – $313
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$314	$314	—	—	—	$314 – $314
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$314	$314	—	—	—	$314 – $314
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$325	$325	—	—	—	$325 – $325
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$325	$325	—	—	—	$325 – $325
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$341	$341	—	—	—	$341 – $341
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$342	$342	—	—	—	$342 – $342
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$342	$342	—	—	—	$342 – $342
12	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$419	$419	—	—	—	$419 – $419
13	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$431	$431	—	—	—	$431 – $431
14	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$441	$441	$22	5%	—	$419 – $463
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
17	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$499	$499	—	—	—	$499 – $499
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$506	$506	—	—	—	$506 – $506
19	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$542	$542	—	—	—	$542 – $542
20	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$542	$542	—	—	—	$542 – $542
21	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$542	$542	—	—	—	$542 – $542
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$555	$555	—	—	—	$555 – $555
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$576	$576	—	—	—	$576 – $576
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$576	$576	—	—	—	$576 – $576
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$644	$644	—	—	—	$644 – $644

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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