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Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $17.5k is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($17.9k), higher than 39% of the 1,099 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0481. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 8 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 | $16.3k | $16.3k | — | — | — | $16.3k – $16.3k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
| 3 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
| 4 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
| 5 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
| 7 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.5k | $17.5k | — | — | — | $17.5k – $17.5k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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