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GENERATOR PULSE WAVEWRITER ALPHA 32 SC-1232
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $34.0k is 33% above the median hospital's median price ($25.5k), higher than 69% of the 1,336 hospitals reporting HCPCS C1820. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 18 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 | $17.7k | $18.9k | $4.6k | 24% | — | $14.0k – $26.4k |
| 3 | Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.3k | $22.8k | $5.5k | 24% | — | $16.8k – $31.7k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.1k | $23.7k | $5.7k | 24% | — | $17.5k – $32.9k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.1k | $23.7k | $5.7k | 24% | — | $17.5k – $32.9k |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.9k | $24.5k | $5.9k | 24% | — | $18.1k – $34.2k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24.1k | $25.7k | $6.2k | 24% | — | $19.0k – $35.8k |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24.1k | $25.8k | $6.2k | 24% | — | $19.1k – $36.0k |
| 9 | Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $29.6k | $31.6k | $7.6k | 24% | — | $23.4k – $44.0k |
| 10 | Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $30.4k | $32.5k | $7.8k | 24% | — | $24.0k – $45.2k |
| 11 | Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $31.1k | $33.3k | $8.2k | 25% | — | $23.4k – $48.7k |
| 12 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.2k | $37.7k | $9.1k | 24% | — | $27.8k – $52.4k |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $38.2k | $40.9k | $9.9k | 24% | — | $30.2k – $57.0k |
| 14 | Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $38.2k | $40.9k | $9.9k | 24% | — | $30.2k – $57.0k |
| 15 | Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $38.2k | $40.9k | $9.9k | 24% | — | $30.2k – $57.0k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.1k | $41.9k | $10.1k | 24% | — | $31.0k – $58.3k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $40.6k | $43.5k | $10.5k | 24% | — | $32.1k – $60.5k |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $45.4k | $48.6k | $11.7k | 24% | — | $36.0k – $67.7k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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