RC 460

Pulmonary function testing at Essentia Health Duluth

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MIP/MEP (MAX EXPIR/INSPIR PRESSURE)

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $179 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($230), higher than 28% of the 2,016 hospitals reporting RC 460. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 460 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	$102	$110	$40	36%	—	$41 – $184
2	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$114	$41	36%	—	$42 – $191
3	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$111	$120	$43	36%	—	$44 – $201
4	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$107	$124	$99	80%	—	$32 – $460
5	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$128	$149	$119	80%	—	$39 – $553
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$155	$124	80%	—	$41 – $575
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$155	$124	80%	—	$41 – $575
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$148	$160	$58	36%	—	$59 – $267
9	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$138	$161	$128	80%	—	$42 – $596
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$145	$169	$134	80%	—	$44 – $626
11	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$145	$169	$135	80%	—	$44 – $628
12	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$162	$175	$63	36%	—	$64 – $293
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$164	$178	$64	36%	—	$65 – $297
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$187	$203	$73	36%	—	$74 – $338
15	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$182	$208	$161	77%	118	$54 – $769
16	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$187	$215	$165	77%	302	$56 – $790
17	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$188	$219	$170	77%	776	$54 – $849
18	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$209	$226	$82	36%	—	$83 – $378
19	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$212	$247	$197	80%	—	$64 – $915
20	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230	$268	$214	80%	—	$70 – $994
21	Healthpartners commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230	$268	$214	80%	—	$70 – $994
22	Healthpartners shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$230	$268	$214	80%	—	$70 – $994
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$236	$274	$219	80%	—	$72 – $1.0k
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$245	$285	$227	80%	—	$74 – $1.1k
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$274	$319	$254	80%	—	$83 – $1.2k

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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