Fludeoxyglucose F-18 diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, 45 millicuries at Essentia Health Duluth

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FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F-18

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $485 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($662), higher than 31% of the 1,744 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9552. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9552 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	$249	$249	$42	17%	—	$207 – $291
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$299	$299	$50	17%	—	$249 – $349
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$311	$311	$52	17%	—	$259 – $363
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$311	$311	$52	17%	—	$259 – $363
6	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$322	$322	$54	17%	—	$268 – $376
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$338	$338	$57	17%	—	$282 – $395
8	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$339	$339	$57	17%	—	$283 – $396
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$363	$363	—	—	—	$363 – $363
10	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$376	$376	—	—	—	$376 – $376
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$396	$396	—	—	—	$396 – $396
12	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$416	$416	$70	17%	—	$346 – $485
13	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$427	$427	$72	17%	—	$356 – $499
14	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$438	$77	17%	—	$346 – $536
15	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$495	$495	$83	17%	—	$412 – $578
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$527	$527	—	—	—	$527 – $527
17	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$538	$538	$90	17%	—	$448 – $628
18	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$538	$538	$90	17%	—	$448 – $628
19	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$538	$538	$90	17%	—	$448 – $628
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$550	$550	$92	17%	—	$458 – $643
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$571	$571	$96	17%	—	$476 – $667
22	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$578	$578	—	—	—	$578 – $578
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$586	$586	—	—	—	$586 – $586
24	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$639	$639	$107	17%	—	$532 – $746
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$667	$667	—	—	—	$667 – $667

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