Azithromycin injection, 500 mg at Essentia Health Duluth

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AZITHROMYCIN 500 MG RECON SOLN 1 EACH VIAL

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $39 is 161% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 76% of the 2,332 hospitals reporting HCPCS J0456. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J0456 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 27 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	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
3	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23	$20	$4	17%	—	$17 – $24
4	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$28	$25	$4	17%	—	$20 – $29
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$26	$4	17%	—	$21 – $30
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$26	$4	17%	—	$21 – $30
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$26	$4	17%	—	$21 – $30
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$27	$5	17%	—	$21 – $31
9	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$27	$5	17%	—	$21 – $31
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$28	$5	17%	—	$23 – $32
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$28	$5	17%	—	$23 – $32
12	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$28	$5	17%	—	$23 – $32
13	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$34	$6	17%	—	$28 – $40
14	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$40	$35	$6	17%	—	$28 – $41
15	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$36	$6	18%	—	$28 – $44
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$42	$37	$6	17%	—	$30 – $43
17	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$46	$41	$7	17%	—	$33 – $47
18	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$46	$41	$7	17%	—	$33 – $47
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$47	$41	$7	17%	—	$33 – $48
20	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$50	$44	$8	17%	—	$36 – $51
21	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$50	$44	$8	17%	—	$36 – $51
22	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$50	$44	$8	17%	—	$36 – $51
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$52	$45	$8	17%	—	$37 – $53
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$54	$47	$8	17%	—	$38 – $55
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$54	$47	$8	17%	—	$38 – $55

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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