Leuprolide acetate injection, per milligram at Essentia Health Duluth

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Original text from hospital filings

LEUPROLIDE 1 MG/0.2ML KIT

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $682 is 841% above the median hospital's median price ($73), higher than 85% of the 1,256 hospitals reporting HCPCS J9218. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J9218 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 19 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	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
2	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
3	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$361	$361	$45	13%	—	$316 – $406
4	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$434	$434	$54	13%	—	$380 – $489
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$451	$451	$57	13%	—	$395 – $508
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$451	$451	$57	13%	—	$395 – $508
7	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$468	$468	$59	13%	—	$409 – $527
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$491	$491	$62	13%	—	$429 – $553
9	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$493	$493	$62	13%	—	$431 – $554
10	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$603	$603	$76	13%	—	$528 – $679
11	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$620	$620	$78	13%	—	$542 – $698
12	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$631	$635	$86	14%	—	$528 – $750
13	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$718	$718	$90	13%	—	$628 – $808
14	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$780	$780	$98	13%	—	$682 – $878
15	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$780	$780	$98	13%	—	$682 – $878
16	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$780	$780	$98	13%	—	$682 – $878
17	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$799	$799	$100	13%	—	$699 – $899
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$829	$829	$104	13%	—	$725 – $933
19	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$927	$927	$116	13%	—	$811 – $1.0k

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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