Injection of dobutamine, 250 mg at Essentia Health Duluth

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DOBUTAMINE 2000 MCG/ML IN DEXTROSE 5% 250 ML PREMIX 2000 MCG/ML SOLUTION

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $30 is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($26), higher than 54% of the 2,213 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1250. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J1250 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$15	$15	$0	1%	—	$14 – $15
3	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$18	$18	$0	1%	—	$17 – $18
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$18	$18	$0	1%	—	$18 – $19
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$18	$18	$0	1%	—	$18 – $19
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$18	$18	$0	2%	—	$18 – $19
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$19	$19	$0	1%	—	$19 – $19
8	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$19	$19	$0	2%	—	$19 – $19
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$20	$20	$0	1%	—	$20 – $20
10	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$20	$20	$0	1%	—	$20 – $20
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$20	$20	$0	2%	—	$20 – $20
12	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
13	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	$0	1%	—	$24 – $25
14	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$25	$25	$0	1%	—	$25 – $26
15	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	$1	5%	—	$24 – $28
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$27	$27	$0	2%	—	$26 – $27
17	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$29	$0	1%	—	$29 – $30
18	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$29	$0	2%	—	$29 – $30
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$30	$0	2%	—	$29 – $30
20	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$32	$0	1%	—	$31 – $32
21	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$32	$0	1%	—	$31 – $32
22	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$31	$32	$0	1%	—	$31 – $32
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$0	1%	—	$32 – $33
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$34	$0	1%	—	$33 – $34
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	$1	2%	—	$33 – $34

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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