RC 172
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ROOM RATE NICU 2 ISO
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $1.9k is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($3.1k), higher than 28% of the 1,170 hospitals reporting RC 172. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 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 shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.1k | $385 | 36% | — | $533 – $1.4k |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.1k | $399 | 36% | — | $552 – $1.4k |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.4k | $1.2k | $420 | 36% | — | $582 – $1.5k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.6k | $559 | 36% | — | $773 – $2.0k |
| 5 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $1.7k | $613 | 36% | — | $848 – $2.2k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $1.7k | $621 | 36% | — | $860 – $2.2k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.0k | $708 | 36% | — | $979 – $2.5k |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.7k | $2.2k | $791 | 36% | — | $1.1k – $2.8k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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