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Covid-19 lab test non-cdc
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $51 is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 10% of the 1,734 hospitals reporting HCPCS U0002. 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, 9 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 | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 3 | Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 4 | Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 5 | Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $103 | $103 | — | — | — | $103 – $103 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $174 | $174 | — | — | — | $174 – $174 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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