RC 173
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ROOM RATE NICU 3
Duluth, MN
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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $2.9k is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($4.1k), higher than 33% of the 1,071 hospitals reporting RC 173. 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 | $1.8k | $1.8k | $26 | 2% | — | $1.7k – $1.8k |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | $27 | 2% | — | $1.8k – $1.9k |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | $29 | 2% | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | $38 | 2% | — | $2.5k – $2.6k |
| 5 | Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.8k | $2.8k | $42 | 2% | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.8k | $2.8k | $43 | 2% | — | $2.8k – $2.9k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.2k | $3.2k | $49 | 2% | — | $3.2k – $3.3k |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.6k | $3.6k | $54 | 2% | — | $3.6k – $3.7k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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