Observation care, per hour at Essentia Health Duluth

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OBSERVATION CARVE-OUT - RESPIRATORY

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $55 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($104), higher than 20% of the 2,043 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0378. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS G0378 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	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00 – $1.00
2	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$27.47	$27.47	$27.47 – $27.47
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$33.03	$33.03	$33.03 – $33.03
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34.32	$34.32	$34.32 – $34.32
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$34.33	$34.33	$34.33 – $34.33
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34.33	$34.33	$34.33 – $34.33
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$35.60	$35.60	$35.60 – $35.60
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$35.60	$35.60	$35.60 – $35.60
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$37.35	$37.35	$37.35 – $37.35
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$37.47	$37.47	$37.47 – $37.47
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$37.47	$37.47	$37.47 – $37.47
12	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$45.90	$45.90	$45.90 – $45.90
13	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$47.14	$47.14	$47.14 – $47.14
14	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$48.31	$48.31	$45.90 – $50.71
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$49.80	$49.80	$49.80 – $49.80
16	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$54.61	$54.61	$54.61 – $54.61
17	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$54.61	$54.61	$54.61 – $54.61
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$55.39	$55.39	$55.39 – $55.39
19	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59.34	$59.34	$59.34 – $59.34
20	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59.34	$59.34	$59.34 – $59.34
21	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59.34	$59.34	$59.34 – $59.34
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$60.76	$60.76	$60.76 – $60.76
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$63.08	$63.08	$63.08 – $63.08
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$63.08	$63.08	$63.08 – $63.08
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$70.55	$70.55	$70.55 – $70.55

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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